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Loricariidae
Loricariidae Loricariidae = ( lohr ih care EE id dee )  

This is the largest family with about 700 species and still growing with the onslaught of the L-Numbers.

Can be readily recognised with their overlapping plates covering the body and the downturned suckermouth. Some, but not all, relish a vegetarian diet.
      
      
             Common Names

A
Alligator Pleco
Albino Ancistrus
Albino Pleco
Albino Pleco
Angelicus Pleco
 
B
Black-Nosed Sturisoma
Big White Spot Pleco
Big Spot Peckoltia
Blue-eyed Pleco
Blue Eyed Red Fin Pleco
Blue Fin Panaque
Bola Pleco
Brilliant Bristlenose Pleco
Bristly whiptail catfish
Brown-Dot
Bulldog Pleco
Bulldog Pleco
Bumblebee Dwarf Pleco
Butterfly Pleco
 
C
Cactus Pleco
Candy Striped Peckoltia
Chameleon Whiptail
Chocolate coloured catfish
Chocolate Pleco
Clown panaque
Clown Pleco
Common Bristlenose Catfish
Common Pleco
Common Whiptail Catfish
Corroncho
 
D
Dull Eyed Royal Pleco
Dwarf Royal Twig Catfish
Dwarf Sucker Otocinclus
 
F
False sucker
Flash Pleco
Flat Head Pleco
Flounder Pleco
Flounder Pleco
Flyer Cat
 
G
Giant Whiptail
Giant Whiptail Catfish
Giant White Spot Pleco
Gibby
Giraffe Peckoltia
Gold Marble Bristlenose Catfish
Gold Nugget Pleco
Gold Nugget Pleco
Gold Nugget Pleco
Gold Pleco
Gold Spot Dwarf Pleco
Gold Stripe Panaque
Gold Trim Panaque
Golden Heterodon
Golden otocinclus
Goldie Pleco
Goldline Tiger Pleco
Green Phantom Pleco
Grey Leporacanthicus
 
H
Honycomb Pleco
Hypancistrus sp. "Brazil"
 
I
Imitator Sucker Catfish
Iquitos Tiger Pleco
 
K
King Tiger Pleco
Knob nosed Whiptail Catfish
 
L
L 001
L 002
L 004
L 005
L 006
L 007
L 008
L 009
L 010
L 010a
L 011
L 014
L 015
L 017
L 018
L 021
L 022
L 023
L 025
L 026
L 027a
L 028
L 029
L 030
L 033
L 035
L 037
L 038
L 046
L 047
L 048
L 049
L 051
L 052
L 056
L 062
L 066
L 070
L 073
L 074
L 075
L 077
L 081
L 082
L 083
L 085
L 090
L 091
L 092
L 094
L 095
L 096
L 098
L 102
L 103
L 104
L 106
L 107
L 108
L 113
L 114
L 115
L 116
L 121
L 123
L 124
L 127
L 128
L 129
L 134
L 135
L 137
L 138
L 141
L 142
L 144
L 146
L 147
L 151
L 152
L 155
L 159
L 160
L 162
L 163
L 165
L 168
L 169
L 172a
L 173
L 174
L 177
L 178
L 182
L 183
L 184
L 187a
L 190
L 191
L 194
L 199
L 200
L 200
L 201
L 203
L 204
L 205
L 206
L 207
L 215
L 216
L 224
L 225
L 226
L 232
L 233
L 234
L 235
L 239
L 240
L 241
L 244
L 248
L 253
L 259
L 260
L 263
L 264
L 266
L 269
L 270
L 271
L 273
L 281
L 282
L 288
L 301
L 305
L 306 
L 307
L 309
L 311
L 316
L 318
L 321
L 340
L 330
L 333
L 350
L 351
L 340
L 368
L 397
L 400
L 401
L 411
Lemon Spotted Green Pleco
Leopard Acanthicus
Leopard Frog Pleco
Leopard Peckoltia
Leopard Pleco
LDA 01
LDA 02
LDA 07
LDA 08
LDA 09
LDA 19
LDA 22
LDA 25
LDA 26
LDA 30
LDA 31
LDA 32
LDA 33
LDA 38
LDA 42
LDA 67
LDA 72
LDA 76
LG6
Long-Nosed Whiptail
Long-tailed Sturisoma
Lyre Tail Pleco
M
Magnum Pleco
Mega Clown Pleco
Monte Dourado Pleco
 
N
Niger Otto
 
O
Opal Spot Pleco
Orange Spot Pleco
 
P
Papa Panaque
Para Pleco
Peruvian Lyre-tail
Pineapple Pleco
Pitbull Pleco
Polka Dot Lyre Tail Pleco
Prince Tiger Plec.
 
Q
Queen Arabesque
 
R
Red Fin Lasiancistrus
Red Fin Thresher Pleco
Red Lizard Cat
Rhino Pleco
Ringlet Pleco
Royal Pleco
Royal Twig Catfish
Rusty Pleco
 
S
Sail fin Pleco
Scarlet Pleco
Snow Pleco
Snowking Pleco
Snowball Peckoltia
Snowball Pleco
Spiny Monster
Spoon Face Whiptail
Spotted Bulldog Pleco
Spotted Orange Seam Pleco
Spotted Peckoltia
Starlight Bristlenose Catfish
Starlight Bristlenose Pleco
Suckermouth Catfish
Sunshine Pleco
 
T
Three Beacon Pleco
Tiger Pleco
Tiger Whiptail Catfish
Titanic Pleco
Twig Catfish
 
U
Urubaxi Butterfly Pleco
 
V
Vampire Plec
 
W
Watermelon Pleco
Whiptail Catfish
Woodeating Lasiancistrus
Worm Line Peckoltia
 
Y
Yellow Ancistrus
Yellow Zebra
Yogi Pleco
 
Z
Zebra Oto
Zebra Pleco
Zombie Pleco
 


 
 
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