Family Armored Catfishes, or 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.
• Genus Cordylancistrus; Genus Dekeyseria; Genus Megalancistrus.
• 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.
• Genus Acestridium — Acestridium; Genus Hypoptopoma — Hypoptopoma.
• 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.
• 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.
• Genus Apistoloricaria — Apistoloricaria; Genus Brochiloricaria — Brochiloricaria; Genus Crossoloricaria — Crossoloricaria.
• 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.





