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Loricariidae

Loricariidae
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
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Acanthicus adonis

Acanthicus hystrix

Acanthicus sp. (L193)

Acanthicus sp. (L407)

Acestridium dichromum

Acestridium discus

Ancistomus feldbergae

Ancistomus snethlageae

Ancistomus sp. (L163)

Ancistomus sp. (L208)

Ancistomus sp. (L387)

Ancistomus sp. (L424)

Ancistomus sp. (L430)

Ancistomus spilomma

Ancistomus wernekei

Ancistrini sp. (L068)

Ancistrini sp. (L461)

Ancistrini sp. (L462)

Ancistrus aguaboensis

Ancistrus brevifilis

Ancistrus cf. cirrhosus

Ancistrus cf. temminckii

Ancistrus claro

Ancistrus dolichopterus

Ancistrus gymnorhynchus

Ancistrus leoni

Ancistrus leucostictus

Ancistrus lithurgicus

Ancistrus macrophthalmus

Ancistrus marcapatae

Ancistrus martini

Ancistrus minutus

Ancistrus multispinis

Ancistrus nudiceps

Ancistrus patronus

Ancistrus pirareta

Ancistrus punctatus

Ancistrus ranunculus

Ancistrus saudades

Ancistrus sp. 'albino'

Ancistrus sp. "Crique Petit Laussat"

Ancistrus sp. "Gold Spot"

Ancistrus sp. "Honeycomb"

Ancistrus sp. (L071)

Ancistrus sp. (L088)

Ancistrus sp. (L089)

Ancistrus sp. (L107)

Ancistrus sp. (L110)

Ancistrus sp. (L144)

Ancistrus sp. (L159)

Ancistrus sp. (L180)

Ancistrus sp. (L184)

Ancistrus sp. (L213)

Ancistrus sp. (L255)

Ancistrus sp. (L309)

Ancistrus sp. (L338)

Ancistrus sp. (L344)

Ancistrus sp. (L370)

Ancistrus sp. (L393)

Ancistrus sp. (L463)

Ancistrus sp. (L464)

Ancistrus sp. (L486)

Ancistrus sp. (L509)

Ancistrus sp. (L514)

Ancistrus sp. (LDA072)

Ancistrus sp. 'Rio Paraguay'

Ancistrus sp. 'Puerto Ayacucho'

Ancistrus sp. 'Rio Formoso'

Ancistrus sp. 'Rio Formoso' (2)

Ancistrus sp. 'Rio Tocantins'

Ancistrus sp. 'Rio Ucayali'

Ancistrus sp. 'super red'

Ancistrus sp. 'tortoiseshell'

Ancistrus tamboensis

Ancistrus temminckii

Ancistrus tolima

Ancistrus trinitatis

Ancistrus triradiatus

Aphanotorulus ammophilus

Aphanotorulus emarginatus

Aphanotorulus unicolor

Apistoloricaria ommation

Avalithoxus jantjae

Baryancistrus beggini

Baryancistrus chrysolomus

Baryancistrus demantoides

Baryancistrus niveatus

Baryancistrus sp. "Belo Monte"

Baryancistrus sp. (L003)

Baryancistrus sp. (L019)

Baryancistrus sp. (L081)

Baryancistrus sp. (L142/LDA033)

Baryancistrus xanthellus

Brochiloricaria chauliodon

Chaetostoma breve

Chaetostoma brevilabiatum

Chaetostoma dorsale

Chaetostoma formosae

Chaetostoma lineopunctatum

Chaetostoma microps

Chaetostoma milesi

Chaetostoma cf. milesi

Chaetostoma joropo

Chaetostoma platyrhynchus

Chaetostoma sovichthys

Chaetostoma sp. (L455)

Chaetostoma spondylus

Chaetostoma tachiraense

Chaetostoma thomsoni

Chaetostoma venezuelae

Cordylancistrus pijao

Crossoloricaria bahuaja

Crossoloricaria cephalaspis

Crossoloricaria variegata

Crossoloricaria venezuelae

Cteniloricaria platystoma

Curculionichthys karipuna

Dasyloricaria filamentosa

Dasyloricaria seminuda

Dekeyseria picta

Dekeyseria scaphirhyncha

Dekeyseria sp. (L052)

Delturus sp. (L238)

Dolichancistrus fuesslii

Dolichancistrus setosus

Farlowella acus

Farlowella amazonum

Farlowella gracilis

Farlowella hahni

Farlowella knerii

Farlowella mariaelenae

Farlowella nattereri

Farlowella paraguayensis

Farlowella platorynchus

Farlowella vittata

Fonchiiloricaria nanodon

Guyanancistrus brevispinis

Guyanancistrus cf. brevispinis

Guyanancistrus longispinis

Guyanancistrus niger

Guyanancistrus sp. (1)

Harttia fluminensis

Harttia fowleri

Harttia guianensis

Harttia kronei

Harttia surinamensis

Hemiancistrus guahiborum

Hemiancistrus medians

Hemiancistrus megalopteryx

Hemiancistrus sp (L128)

Hemiancistrus sp. (L147)

Hemiancistrus subviridis

Hemiloricaria beni

Hemiloricaria castroi

Hemiloricaria eigenmanni

Hemiloricaria fallax

Hemiloricaria formosa

Hemiloricaria hasemani

Hemiloricaria lanceolata

Hemiloricaria melini

Hemiloricaria morrowi

Hemiloricaria parva

Hemiloricaria phoxocephala

Hemiloricaria platyura

Hemiloricaria sp. "Barcelos"

Hemiloricaria teffeana

Hemiloricaria wolfei

Hemiodontichthys acipenserinus

Hisonotus aky

Hisonotus charrua

Hisonotus leucofrenatus

Hisonotus nigricauda

Hisonotus notatus

Hopliancistrus sp. (L017)

Hypancistrus contradens

Hypancistrus debilittera

Hypancistrus furunculus

Hypancistrus inspector

Hypancistrus lunaorum

Hypancistrus margaritatus

Hypancistrus sp. 'Hybrid'

Hypancistrus sp. (L004)

Hypancistrus sp. (L066)

Hypancistrus sp. (L070)

Hypancistrus sp. (L136)

Hypancistrus sp. (L173)

Hypancistrus sp. (L173b)

Hypancistrus sp. (L174)

Hypancistrus sp. (L201)

Hypancistrus sp. (L236)

Hypancistrus sp. (L260)

Hypancistrus sp. (L262)

Hypancistrus sp. (L270)

Hypancistrus sp. (L287)

Hypancistrus sp. (L297)

Hypancistrus sp. (L316)

Hypancistrus sp. (L318)

Hypancistrus sp. (L333)

Hypancistrus sp. (L340)

Hypancistrus sp. (L399)

Hypancistrus sp. (L400)

Hypancistrus sp. (L401)

Hypancistrus sp. (L410)

Hypancistrus sp. (L411)

Hypancistrus sp. (L450)

Hypancistrus sp. (L470)

Hypancistrus sp. (L471)

Hypancistrus sp. (L474)

Hypancistrus sp. (L475)

Hypancistrus sp. (L499)

Hypancistrus sp. (L500)

Hypancistrus sp. (L501)

Hypancistrus sp. "Lower Rio Xingu"

Hypancistrus sp. 'Rio Guaviare'

Hypancistrus vandragti

Hypancistrus zebra

Hypoptopoma elongatum

Hypoptopoma guianense

Hypoptopoma gulare

Hypoptopoma inexspectatum

Hypoptopoma psilogaster

Hypoptopoma sp. (2)

Hypoptopoma sp. (3)

Hypoptopoma sp. 'Peru'

Hypoptopoma sp. 'Peru' (2)

Hypoptopoma sp. "Peru White"

Hypoptopoma thoracatum

Hypostomus affinis

Hypostomus arecuta

Hypostomus basilisko

Hypostomus borellii

Hypostomus boulengeri

Hypostomus cf. cochliodon

Hypostomus cf. ericius

Hypostomus cochliodon

Hypostomus commersoni

Hypostomus corantijni

Hypostomus cordovae

Hypostomus faveolus

Hypostomus francisci

Hypostomus gymnorhynchus

Hypostomus hemiurus

Hypostomus hondae

Hypostomus isbrueckeri

Hypostomus jaguribensis

Hypostomus laplatae

Hypostomus latifrons

Hypostomus lima

Hypostomus luteomaculatus

Hypostomus luteus

Hypostomus margaritifer

Hypostomus micromaculatus

Hypostomus nematopterus

Hypostomus niceforoi

Hypostomus paucimaculatus

Hypostomus plecostomoides

Hypostomus plecostomus

Hypostomus punctatus

Hypostomus pyrineusi

Hypostomus regani

Hypostomus roseopunctatus

Hypostomus sertanejo

Hypostomus soniae

Hypostomus sp. (1)

Hypostomus sp. 'albino'

Hypostomus sp. (L050)

Hypostomus sp. (L087)

Hypostomus sp. (L138)

Hypostomus sp. (L139)

Hypostomus sp. (L222)

Hypostomus sp. (L227)

Hypostomus sp. (L229)

Hypostomus sp. (L233)

Hypostomus sp. (L246)

Hypostomus sp. (L266)

Hypostomus sp. (L286)

Hypostomus sp. (L311)

Hypostomus sp. (L360)

Hypostomus sp. "Rio Formoso"

Hypostomus surinamensis

Hypostomus taphorni

Hypostomus watwata

Isorineloricaria villarsi

Kronichthys subteres

Lamontichthys filamentosus

Lamontichthys llanero

Lamontichthys stibaros

Lampiella gibbosa

Lasiancistrus caucanus

Lasiancistrus cf. caucanus (L312)

Lasiancistrus heteracanthus

Lasiancistrus schomburgkii

Lasiancistrus sp. (L033)

Lasiancistrus sp. (L178)

Lasiancistrus sp. (L228)

Lasiancistrus sp. (L479)

Lasiancistrus tentaculatus

Leporacanthicus galaxias

Leporacanthicus heterodon

Leporacanthicus joselimai

Leporacanthicus sp. (L240)

Leporacanthicus sp. (L241)

Leporacanthicus sp. (L263)

Leporacanthicus sp. (L314)

Leporacanthicus sp. (L473)

Leporacanthicus triactis

Limatulichthys griseus

Lithoxus bovallii (see Paralithoxus bovallii)

Lithoxus jantjae (see Avalithoxus jantjae)

Lithoxus lithoides

Lithoxus planquettei (see Paralithoxus planquettei)

Lithoxus stocki (see Paralithoxus stocki)

Lithoxus surinamensis (see Paralithoxus surinamensis)

Loricaria birindellii

Loricararia cataphracta

Loricaria lata

Loricaria lentiginosa

Loricaria luciae

Loricaria nickeriensis

Loricaria parnahybae

Loricaria simillima

Loricaria sp. 'Rio Atabapo'

Loricaria sp. 'Rio Orituco'

Loricariichthys hauxwelli

Loricariichthys maculatus

Loricariichthys platymetopon

Megalancistrus parananus

Megalancistrus sp. (LDA097)

Metaloricaria nijsseni

Metaloricaria paucidens

Neoplecostomus microps

Otocinclus affinis

Otocinclus arnoldi

Otocinclus bororo

Otocinclus cocama

Otocinclus flexilis

Otocinclus hoppei

Otocinclus huaorani

Otocinclus macrospilus

Otocinclus mariae

Otocinclus mimulus

Otocinclus sp. 1

Otocinclus vestitus

Otocinclus vittatus

Otothyropsis dialeukos

Otothyropsis marapoama

Otothyropsis piribebuy

Oxyropsis acutirostra

Oxyropsis carinata

Oxyropsis wrightiana

Panaqolus albivermis

Panaqolus albomaculatus

Panaqolus changae

Panaqolus claustellifer

Panaqolus dentex

Panaqolus gnomus

Panaqolus koko

Panaqolus maccus

Panaqolus nix

Panaqolus nocturnus

Panaqolus sp. (L002)

Panaqolus sp. (L169)

Panaqolus sp. (L206)

Panaqolus sp. (L271)

Panaqolus sp. (L329)

Panaqolus sp. (L341)

Panaqolus sp. (L351)

Panaqolus sp. (L374)

Panaqolus sp. (L397)

Panaqolus sp. (L403)

Panaqolus sp. (L425)

Panaqolus sp. (L426)

Panaqolus sp. (L453)

Panaqolus sp. (L458)

Panaqolus sp. (L460)

Panaqolus sp. (L465)

Panaqolus sp. (L466)

Panaqolus sp. (L515)

Panaqolus sp. (LDA067)

Panaqolus tankei

Panaque armbrusteri

Panaque bathyphilus

Panaque cochliodon

Panaque nigrolineatus

Panaque schaeferi

Panaque sp. (L191)

Panaque sp. (L330)

Panaque titan

Paralithoxus boujardi

Paralithoxus bovallii

Paralithoxus cf. bovallii

Paralithoxus pallidimaculatus

Paralithoxus cf. pallidimaculatus

Paralithoxus planquettei

Paralithoxus stocki

Paralithoxus surinamensis

Parancistrus aurantiacus

Parancistrus nudiventris

Pareiorhaphis hystrix

Pareiorhaphis splendens

Pareiorhaphis steindachneri

Pareiorhaphis stomias

Parotocinclus britskii

Parotocinclus doceanus

Parotocinclus eppleyi

Parotocinclus haroldoi

Parotocinclus jumbo

Parotocinclus maculicauda

Parotocinclus spilisoma

Parotocinclus sp. "Pernambuco"

Peckoltia braueri

Peckoltia brevis

Peckoltia caenosa

Peckoltia cavatica

Peckoltia compta

Peckoltia furcata

Peckoltia lineola

Peckoltia lujani

Peckoltia multispinis

Peckoltia oligospila

Peckoltia otali

Peckoltia pankimpuju

Peckoltia sabaji

Peckoltia sp. "Amapa"

Peckoltia sp. (L008)

Peckoltia sp. (L009)

Peckoltia sp. (L038)

Peckoltia sp. (L055)

Peckoltia sp. (L072)

Peckoltia sp. (L076)

Peckoltia sp. (L080)

Peckoltia sp. (L103)

Peckoltia sp. (L140)

Peckoltia sp. (L205)

Peckoltia sp. (L209)

Peckoltia sp. (L265)

Peckoltia sp. (L278)

Peckoltia sp. (L288)

Peckoltia sp. (L377)

Peckoltia sp. (L451)

Peckoltia sp. (L477)

Peckoltia sp. (L493)

Peckoltia sp. (L494)

Peckoltia sp. (L495)

Peckoltia sp. (L496)

Peckoltia sp. (L497)

Peckoltia sp. (L498)

Peckoltia sp. (L502)

Peckoltia sp. (LDA81)

Peckoltia sp. "Río San Julian"

Peckoltia sp. "Rio Tocantins"

Peckoltia vittata

Peckoltichthys bachi

Planiloricaria cryptodon

Pogonopoma wertheimeri

Proloricaria prolixa

Pseudacanthicus histrix

Pseudacanthicus leopardus

Pseudacanthicus major

Pseudacanthicus pirarara

Pseudacanthicus pitanga

Pseudacanthicus serratus

Pseudacanthicus spinosus

Pseudacanthicus sp. 'Alenquer'

Pseudacanthicus sp. (L065)

Pseudacanthicus sp. (L079)

Pseudacanthicus sp. (L097)

Pseudacanthicus sp. (L114)

Pseudacanthicus sp. (L185)

Pseudacanthicus sp. (L273)

Pseudacanthicus sp. (L282)

Pseudacanthicus sp. (L320)

Pseudacanthicus sp. (L343)

Pseudacanthicus sp. (L380)

Pseudacanthicus sp. (L427)

Pseudacanthicus sp. (L452)

Pseudacanthicus sp. (LDA105)

Pseudancistrus asurini

Pseudancistrus barbatus

Pseudancistrus corantijniensis

Pseudancistrus nigrescens

Pseudancistrus pectegenitor

Pseudancistrus sp. (L056)

Pseudancistrus sp. (L259)

Pseudancistrus zawadzkii

Pseudohemiodon apithanos

Pseudohemiodon laticeps

Pseudohemiodon platycephalus

Pseudohemiodon sp. "Peru 1"

Pseudohemiodon sp. "Peru 2"

Pseudohemiodon sp. "Venezuela"

Pseudolithoxus anthrax

Pseudolithoxus dumus

Pseudolithoxus kelsorum

Pseudolithoxus kinja

Pseudolithoxus tigris

Pseudoloricaria laeviuscula

Pseudorinelepis genibarbus

Pseudorinelepis sp. (L095)

Pseudorinelepis sp. (L152)

Pseudotothyris janeirensis

Pterosturisoma microps

Pterygoplichthys ambrosettii

Pterygoplichthys anisitsi

Pterygoplichthys disjunctivus

Pterygoplichthys gibbiceps

Pterygoplichthys joselimaianus

Pterygoplichthys pardalis

Pterygoplichthys parnaibae

Pterygoplichthys punctatus

Pterygoplichthys scrophus

Pterygoplichthys sp. "Gold"

Pterygoplichthys undecimalis

Pterygoplichthys weberi

Rhadinoloricaria rhami

Rhinelepsis aspera

Rhinelepis strigosa

Rhinolekos capetinga

Rineloricaria anhaguapitan

Rineloricaria anitae

Rineloricaria capitonia

Rineloricaria latirostris

Rineloricaria microlepidogaster

Rineloricaria morrowi

Rineloricaria reisi

Rineloricaria sanga

Rineloricaria setepovos

Rineloricaria sp. aff. latirostris

Rineloricaria sp. (L010a)

Rineloricaria sp. "Misiones"

Rineloricaria sp. "Paraná 1"

Rineloricaria sp. "Paraná 2"

Rineloricaria sp. "Paraná 3"

Rineloricaria stellata

Rineloricaria stewarti

Rineloricaria tropeira

Rineloricaria zaina

Schizolecis guntheri

Scobinancistrus aureatus

Scobinancistrus cf. pariolispos

Scobinancistrus pariolispos

Scobiancistrus sp. (L082)

Scobinancistrus sp. (L253)

Scobinancistrus sp. (L368)

Spatuloricaria caquetae

Spatuloricaria gymnogaster

Spatuloricaria puganensis

Spatuloricaria sp.1

Spatuloricaria sp. 'Colombia'

Spatuloricaria sp. 'Rio Nanay'

Spatuloricaria sp. 'Rio Tegre'

Spatuloricaria tuira

Spectracanthicus immaculatus

Spectracanthicus murinus

Spectracanthicus punctatissimus

Spectracanthicus sp. (L254)

Spectracanthicus zuanoni

Sturisoma barbatum

Sturisoma nigrirostrum

Sturisoma robustum

Sturisomatichthys aureus

Sturisomatichthys festivus

Sturisomatichthys leightoni

Sturisomatichthys panamensis

Sturisomatichthys sp. "Colombia"

Sturisomatichthys sp. "Rio Atabapo"

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