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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.

       
             Scientific Names


A
Acanthicus adonis
Acanthicus hystrix
Ancistrinae sp. (L082)
Ancistrinae sp. (L127)
Ancistrinae sp. (L269)
Ancistrus brevifilis
Ancistrus cf. cirrhosus  
Ancistrus cf. temminckii
Ancistrus claro
Ancistrus dolichopterus
Ancistrus macrophthalmus
Ancistrus pirareta
Ancistrus ranunculus
Ancistrus sp. 11  
Ancistrus sp. "albino"
Ancistrus sp. (L071)
Ancistrus sp. (L107)  
Ancistrus sp. (L110)  
Ancistrus sp. (L144)
Ancistrus sp. (L159)
Ancistrus sp. (L180)  
Ancistrus sp. (L182)
Ancistrus sp. (L184) 
Ancistrus sp. (L213)
Ancistrus sp. (L255)  
Ancistrus sp. (L309)
Ancistrus sp. (L370)
Ancistrus sp. (LDA072)
Ancistrus sp. "Rio Paraguay"
Ancistrus sp. "Puerto Ayacucho"
Ancistrus sp. "Rio Tocantins" 
Ancistrus sp. 'tortoiseshell'
Ancistrus sp. "ucayali"  
Ancistrus tamboensis
Ancistrus temminckii
Ancistrus triradiatus
Aphanotorulus ammophilus
Aphanotorulus unicolor
 
B
Baryancistrus beggini 
Baryancistrus chrysolomus
Baryancistrus demantoides
Baryancistrus niveatus
Baryancistrus sp. (L081)
Baryancistrus sp. (L115)
Baryancistrus sp. (L142)
Baryancistrus sp. (LDA033)
Baryancistrus xanthellus
 
C
Chaetostoma milesi
Chaetostoma sp 1 
 
D
Dekeyseria brachyura
Dekeyseria scaphirhyncha
Dekeyseria sp. (L052)
Dolichancistrus sp. (L225)
 
F
Farlowella acus
Farlowella knerii
Farlowella mariaelenae
Farlowella platoryncha
Farlowella vittata
 
G
Glytoperichthys joselimaianus  
Glytoperichthys xinguensis
 
H
Hemiancistrus guahiborum
Hemiancistrus pankimpuju
Hemiancistrus sp (L128)
Hemiancistrus sp. (L147)
Hemiancistrus sp. (L163)
Hemiancistrus subviridis
Hemiloricaria fallax
Hemiloricaria lanceolata
Hemiloricaria parva
Hemiloricaria teffeana
Hemiloricaria wolfei
Hemiodontichthys acipenserinus
Hisonotus aky
Hisonotus leucofrenatus
Hisonotus notatus
Hopliancistrus sp. (L017)
Hypancistrus contradens
Hypancistrus debilittera
Hypancistrus furunculus
Hypancistrus inspector 
Hypancistrus lunaorum
Hypancistrus sp. "Hybrid"
Hypancistrus sp. (L004)
Hypancistrus sp. (L066)
Hypancistrus sp. (L070)
Hypancistrus sp. (L136)
Hypancistrus sp. (L174)
Hypancistrus sp. (L260)
Hypancistrus sp. (L270)
Hypancistrus sp. (L316)
Hypancistrus sp. (L318)
Hypancistrus sp. (L333)
Hypancistrus sp. (L340)
Hypancistrus sp. (L399)
Hypancistrus sp. (L400)
Hypancistrus sp. (L401)
Hypancistrus sp. (L411)
Hypancistrus zebra
Hypoptopoma inexspectatum
Hypoptopoma psilogaster
Hypoptopoma thoracatum
Hypostomus cf. cochliodon
Hypostomus cochliodon
Hypostomus commersoni
Hypostomus faveolus
Hypostomus latifrons
Hypostomus luteus
Hypostomus margaritifer
Hypostomus plecostomoides
Hypostomus plecostomus
Hypostomus regani
Hypostomus soniae
Hypostomus sp. 1
Hypostomus sp. "albino"
Hypostomus sp. ericius
Hypostomus sp. (L077)
Hypostomus sp. (L137)
Hypostomus sp. (L138)
Hypostomus sp. (L233)
Hypostomus sp. (L266)
Hypostomus sp. (L311)  
Hypostomus sp. (L360)
 
L
Lamontichthys filamentosus
Lamontichthys llanero
Lamontichthys stibaros
Lampiella gibbosa
Lasiancistrus sp. (L033)
Lasiancistrus sp. (L178)
Lasiancistrus tentaculatus
Leporacanthicus galaxias
Leporacanthicus cf. galaxias ( L240)
Leporacanthicus heterodon
Leporacanthicus joselimai
Leporacanthicus sp. ( L241)
Leporacanthicus sp. ( L263)
Leporacanthicus triactis
Limatulichthys griseus
Liposarcus ambrosettii  
Loricararia cataphracta
Loricaria lata
Loricaria lentiginosa
Loricararia simillima
Loricariinae sp. 1 (LG6)
 
M
Megalancistrus parananus
Megalancistrus sp.1
 
N
Nannoptopoma sp. 1
Nannoptopoma sp. 11
Nannoptopoma sp. "peru white"
 
O
Oligancistrus sp. (L030)
Otocinclus affinis
Otocinclus cocama  
Otocinclus flexilis
Otocinclus huaorani
Otocinclus macrospilus
Otocinclus sp. 1
Otocinclus sp. 11
Otocinclus sp. 111
Otocinclus vestitus
Otocinclus vittatus
Oxyropsis acutirostra
Oxyropsis carinata
Oxyropsis wrightiana
 
P
Panaque albomaculatus
Panaque armbrusteri
Panaque bathyphilus
Panaque changae
Panaque cochliodon
Panaque maccus
Panaque nigrolineatus
Panaque cf. nigrolineatus (L330)
Panaque schaeferi
Panaque sp. aff. maccus
Panaque sp. (L002)  
Panaque sp. (L169)
Panaque sp. (L191)
Panaque sp. (L204)
Panaque sp. (L206)  
Panaque sp. (L271)
Panaque sp. (L351)
Panaque sp. (L374)
Panaque sp. (L397)
Panaque sp. (LDA01)
Panaque titan
Parancistrus aurantiacus
Parancistrus nudiventris
Parotocinclus britskii
Parotocinclus jumbo
Parotocinclus maculicauda
Parotocinclus spilisoma
Parotocinclus sp. "Pernambuco"
Peckoltia bachi
Peckoltia braueri
Peckoltia brevis
Peckoltia compta
Peckoltia multispinis
Peckoltia oligospila
Peckoltia sabaji 
Peckoltia snethlageae
Peckoltia vittata
Peckoltia sp. (L008)
Peckoltia sp. (L009) 
Peckoltia sp. (L038) 
Peckoltia sp. (L072) 
Peckoltia sp. (L076)
Peckoltia sp. (L080) 
Peckoltia sp. (L103) 
Peckoltia sp. (L134)
Peckoltia sp. (L288) 
Peckoltia sp. (L377) 
Peckoltia sp. (L387) 
Peckoltia sp. (LDA81)
Peckoltia sp. "Tocantins"
Planiloricaria cryptodon
Pogonopoma parahybae
Pseudacanthicus leopardus
Pseudacanthicus spinosus
Pseudacanthicus sp. (L024)
Pseudacanthicus sp. (L025)
Pseudacanthicus sp. (L065)
Pseudacanthicus sp. (L273)
Pseudacanthicus sp. (L282)
Pseudancistrus sp. (L056)
Pseudancistrus sp. (LDA032)
Pseudohemiodon apithanos
Pseudohemiodon laticeps
Pseudolithoxus anthrax
Pseudolithoxus dumus
Pseudolithoxus tigris
Pseudorinelepis genibarbus
Pseudorinelepis sp. (L 152)
Pseudotothyris janeirensis
Pterosturisoma microps
Pterygoplichthys anisitsi
Pterygoplichthys gibbiceps
Pterygoplichthys pardalis
Pterygoplichthys punctatus
Pterygoplichthys scrophus
Pterygoplichthys sp (albino)
Pterygoplichthys sp 11
 
R
Rhinelepsis aspera
Rineloricaria beni
Rineloricaria latirostris
Rineloricaria sp. aff. latirostris  
Rineloricaria sp. (L010a)
Rineloricaria sp. "Misiones 1"
Rineloricaria sp. "Paraná 1"
Rineloricaria sp. "Paraná 11"  
Rineloricaria sp. "Paraná 111"  
 
S
Schizolecis guntheri
Scobinancistrus aureatus
Scobinancistrus cf. pariolispos 
Scobinancistrus sp. (L253)
Scobinancistrus sp. (L368)
Spatuloricaria sp.1
Spatuloricaria sp "Colombia"
Spatuloricaria sp "Rio Tegre"
Spectracanthicus murinus
Squaliforma emarginata
Sturisoma aureum
Sturisoma barbatum
Sturisoma festivum
Sturisoma nigrirostrum
Sturisoma panamense
Sturisoma robustum
Sturisomatichthys leightoni
Sturisomatichthys sp "Colombia"
 
                                                                    



 
 
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