Genus †Afrocascudo?
Delturinae
Hypoptopomatinae
Hypostominae
Lithogeneinae
Loricariinae
Neoplecostominae
Otothyrinae (sometimes included in Hypoptopomatinae)
Genus Nannoplecostomus (incertae sedis)[3]
Loricariidae is the largest family of catfish (order Siluriformes), with over 90 genera and just over 680 species.[4] Loricariids originate from freshwater habitats of Costa Rica, Panama, and tropical and subtropical South America. These fish are noted for the bony plates covering their bodies and their suckermouths. Several genera are sold as "plecos", notably the suckermouth catfish, Hypostomus plecostomus, and are popular as aquarium fish.
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^Brito, P. M.; Dutheil, D. B.; Gueriau, P.; Keith, P.; Carnevale, G.; Britto, M.; Meunier, F. J.; Khalloufi, B.; King, A.; de Amorim, P. F.; Costa, W. J. E. M. (2024). "A saharan fossil and the dawn of Neotropical armoured catfishes in Gondwana". Gondwana Research. 132: 103–112. doi:10.1016/j.gr.2024.04.008.
^Ribeiro, Alexandre C.; Lima, Flávio C. T.; Pereira, Edson H. L. (2012). "A New Genus and Species of a Minute Suckermouth Armored Catfish (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the Rio Tocantins Drainage, Central Brazil: The Smallest Known Loricariid Catfish". Copeia. 2012 (4): 637–647. doi:10.1643/ci-11-137. S2CID 84436639.
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Loricariidae is the largest family of catfish (order Siluriformes), with over 90 genera and just over 680 species. Loricariids originate from freshwater...
a tropical freshwater fish belonging to the armored catfish family (Loricariidae), named for the longitudinal rows of armor-like scutes that cover the...
but others (many Auchenipteridae) are crepuscular or diurnal (most Loricariidae or Callichthyidae, for example). Molecular evidence suggests that in...
catfish, is a freshwater tropical fish in the armored catfish family (Loricariidae). It is one of a number of species commonly referred to as the common...
Otocinclus is a genus of catfish in the family Loricariidae native to South America, commonly known as "dwarf suckers" or "otos". This genus, like other...
Loricaria simillima is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the basins of the Amazon River...
"butterfly plec", despite not being closely related to the Loracariidae. Loricariidae Ancistrus, often incorrectly called "bristlenose pleco" This page is...
Ancistrus is a genus of nocturnal freshwater fish in the family Loricariidae of order Siluriformes, native to freshwater habitats in South America and...
Hypostomus plecostomus (the suckermouth catfish), or other members of family Loricariidae Chinese sucker fish (Beaufortia kweichowensis): a hillstream loach species...
Hypostomus is a genus of catfish in the family Loricariidae. They are native to tropical and subtropical South America. H. plecostomus is the popular freshwater...
Farlowella is a genus of fish in the family Loricariidae native to South America. This genus is broadly distributed in Amazon, Orinoco, Paraná and coastal...
species of freshwater fish from the South American armoured catfish family Loricariidae. It is known from several rivers in the Napo River basin in Ecuador,...
vermiculated sailfin catfish, is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the Madeira River...
Aphanotorulus phrixosoma is a dubious species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the upper Amazon River...
Peckoltia compta is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the Tapajós basin in Brazil. The...
Pseudacanthicus pitanga is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the Tocantins River basin...
plecostomus (or plecos). It belongs to the armored catfish family (Loricariidae). Named for its sail-like dorsal fin, the part of its scientific name...
to smallest, these are Cyprinidae, Gobiidae, Cichlidae, Characidae, Loricariidae, Balitoridae, Serranidae, Labridae, and Scorpaenidae. About 64 families...
Pterygoplichthys weberi is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the basins of the Amazon...
Pseudancistrus reus is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the Caroní River in Venezuela...
Panaqolus purusiensis is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the Macauã River basin in the...
Parotocinclus jumbo is a fish in the family Loricariidae native to South America. It is found swimming in the Paraiba do Norte and Piranhas rivers in Paraiba...
Potamotrygonidae: river stingrays Family Arapaimidae: bonytongues Family Loricariidae: suckermouth catfishes Family Callichthyidae: armored catfishes Family...
Panaqolus claustellifer is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the Takutu River and the...
Parotocinclus haroldoi is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it is known from the state of Piauí in...
This species is found in the aquarium trade. Fisch-Muller, S., 2003. Loricariidae-Ancistrinae (Armored catfishes). p. 373-400. In R.E. Reis, S.O. Kullander...
Rineloricaria eigenmanni is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it is known from Venezuela, with its...
Hypostomus roseopunctatus is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the Uruguay River basin...
& Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order SILURIFORMES: Family LORICARIIDAE: Subfamilies LITHOGENINAE, HYPOPTOPOMINAE and LORICARIINAE". The ETYFish...
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