Loricariid Catfishes

Order Siluriformes

Family Armored Catfishes, or Loricariidae

 

 

Family Loricariidae.

• Body shape of armored catfishes; There are species with similar coloration; Purchase should be avoided; Used when setting up shelters; The male tends the eggs; A significant place in the diet of catfishes is occupied by; The easiest and least troublesome way to solve the feeding problem.

Subfamily Ancistrinae.

• Genus Cordylancistrus; Genus Dekeyseria; Genus Megalancistrus.

Subfamily Ancistrinae-2.

• Genus Lasiancistrus; Genus Parancistrus; Genus Pseudolithoxus.

Genus Acanthicus. • Genus Acanthicus — Acanthicus.

Genus Ancistrus. • Genus Ancistrus — Ancistrus. Ancistrus bolivianus.

Genus Ancistrus-2. • Ancistrus cirrhosus, Ancistrus claro, Ancistrus dolichopterus.

Genus Ancistrus-3. • Ancistrus hoplogenys, Ancistrus ranunculus, Ancistrus temminckii.

Genus Ancistrus-4. • Ancistrus leucostictus, Ancistrus multispinis.

Genus Baryancistrus. • Genus Baryancistrus — Baryancistrus.

Genus Chaetostoma. • Genus Chaetostoma — Chaetostoma.

Genus Hemiancistrus. • Genus Hemiancistrus — Hemiancistrus.

Genus Hypancistrus. • Genus Hypancistrus – Hypancistrus.

Genus Leporacanthicus. • Genus Leporacanthicus — Leporacanthicus.

Genus Panaque. • Genus Panaque — Panaque; Subgenus Panaque.

Genus Panaque-2. • Subgenus Panaqolus; Subgenus Scobinancistrus.

Genus Pseudacanthicus. • Genus Pseudacanthicus — Pseudacanthicus.

 

Subfamily Hypoptopomatinae.

• Genus Acestridium — Acestridium; Genus Hypoptopoma — Hypoptopoma.

Subfamily Hypoptopomatinae-2.

• Genus Macrotocinclus – Macrotocinclus; Genus Oxyropsis — Oxyropsis; Genus Schizolecis — Schizolecis.

Genus Hisonotus. • Genus Hisonotus — Hisonotus.

Genus Otocinclus. • Genus Otocinclus — Otocinclus. Otocinclus cocama.

Genus Otocinclus-2. • Otocinclus flexilis, Otocinclus hoppei, Otocinclus huaorani, Otocinclus macrospilus.

Genus Otocinclus-3. • Otocinclus mariae, Otocinclus mura, Otocinclus vittatus.

Genus Parotocinclus. • Genus Parotocinclus – Parotocinclus.

Subfamily Hypostominae.

• Genus Aphanotorulus — Aphanotorulus.

Genus Hypostomus. • Genus Hypostomus – Hypostomus.

Genus Peckoltia. • Genus Peckoltia — Peckoltia.

Genus Pterygoplichthys. • Pterygoplichthys anisitsi, Pterygoplichthys gibbiceps.

Genus Pterygoplichthys-2. • Pterygoplichthys joselimaianus, Pterygoplichthys multiradiatus, Pterygoplichthys pardalis.

Subfamily Loricariinae.

• Genus Apistoloricaria — Apistoloricaria; Genus Brochiloricaria — Brochiloricaria; Genus Crossoloricaria — Crossoloricaria.

Subfamily Loricariinae-2.

• Genus Dasyloricaria — Dasyloricaria; Genus Hemiodontichthys – Hemiodontichthys; Genus Pterosturisoma – Pterosturisoma; Genus Sturisomatichthys – Sturisomatichthys.

Genus Farlowella. • Farlowella acus, Farlowella gracilis.

Genus Farlowella-2. • Farlowella amazonum, Farlowella mariaelenae, Farlowella oxyrryncha, Farlowella vittata.

Genus Lamontichthys. • Genus Lamontichthys – Lamontichthys.

Genus Loricaria. • Genus Loricaria — Loricaria.

Genus Pseudohemiodon. • Genus Pseudohemiodon — Pseudohemiodon.

Genus Rineloricaria. • Rineloricaria sp. “RED” L 010A, eigenmanni, fallax, hasemani.

Genus Rineloricaria-2. • Rineloricaria lanceolata, microlepidogaster, morrowi, parva, teffeana.

Genus Sturisoma. • Genus Sturisoma — Sturisoma.

 

L, LDA – Loricariidae numbers.

• L-numbers of Loricariid catfishes.

• LDA-numbers of Loricariid catfishes.

 

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