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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. (L 082)
Ancistrinae sp. (L 127)
Ancistrinae sp. (L 269)
Ancistrus cf. cirrhosus
Ancistrus cf. temminckii
Ancistrus claro
Ancistrus dolichopterus
Ancistrus punctatus
Ancistrus sp. 11
Ancistrus sp. "albino"
Ancistrus sp. (L 144)
Ancistrus sp. (L 159)
Ancistrus sp. (L 184)
Ancistrus sp. (L309)
Ancistrus sp. "Rio Paraguay"
Ancistrus sp. "Puerto Ayacucho"
Ancistrus sp. "Rio Tocantins"
Ancistrus sp. "ucayali"
Ancistrus temminckii
Ancistrus triradiatus
Aphanotorulus ammophilus
Aphanotorulus unicolor
 
B
Baryancistrus beggini 
Baryancistrus demantoides
Baryancistrus niveatus
Baryancistrus sp. (L 018)
Baryancistrus sp. (L 047)
Baryancistrus sp. (L 081)
Baryancistrus sp. (L 115)
Baryancistrus sp. (L 177)
Baryancistrus sp. (LDA33)
 
C
Chaetostoma milesi
Chaetostoma sp 1
 
D
Dekeyseria brachyura
Dekeyseria scaphirhyncha
Dekeyseria sp. (L052)
Dolichancistrus sp. (L 225)
 
F
Farlowella acus
Farlowella knerii
Farlowella mariaelenae
Farlowella platoryncha
Farlowella vittata
 
G
Glytoperichthys joselimaianus
Glytoperichthys scrophus
Glytoperichthys xinguensis
 
H
Hemiancistrus guahiborum
Hemiancistrus pankimpuju
Hemiancistrus snethlageae
Hemiancistrus sp (L 128)
Hemiancistrus sp. (L 147)
Hemiancistrus sp. (L 163)
Hemiancistrus subviridis
Hemiloricaria fallax
Hemiloricaria parva
Hemiloricaria teffeana
Hemiodontichthys acipenserinus
Hisonotus leucofrenatus
Hisonotus notatus
Hopliancistrussp. (L 017)
Hypancistrus contradens
Hypancistrus debilittera
Hypancistrus furunculus
Hypancistrus inspector 
Hypancistrus sp. "Hybrid"
Hypancistrus sp. (L 004)
Hypancistrus sp. (L 066)
Hypancistrus sp. (L 070)
Hypancistrus sp. (L 174)
Hypancistrus sp. (L 260)
Hypancistrus sp. (L 270)
Hypancistrus sp. (L 316)
Hypancistrus sp. (L 318)
Hypancistrus sp. (L 333)
Hypancistrus sp. (L 340)
Hypancistrus sp. (L 400)
Hypancistrus sp. ( L 401)
Hypancistrus sp. (L 411)
Hypancistrus zebra
Hypoptopoma inexspectatum
Hypoptopoma thoracatum
Hypostomus cf. cochliodon
Hypostomus cochliodon
Hypostomus latifrons
Hypostomus luteus
Hypostomus margaritifer
Hypostomus plecostomoides
Hypostomus regani
Hypostomus soniae
Hypostomus sp. 1
Hypostomus sp. "albino"
Hypostomus sp. ericius
Hypostomus sp. (L 037)
Hypostomus sp. (L 138)
Hypostomus sp. (L 233)
Hypostomus sp. (L 266)
Hypostomus sp. ( L 311)
 
L
Lamontichthys filamentosus
Lampiella gibbosa
Lasiancistrus sp. (L 033)
Lasiancistrus sp. (L 178)
Lasiancistrus tentaculatus
Leporacanthicus galaxias
Leporacanthicus cf. galaxias ( L 240)
Leporacanthicus heterodon
Leporacanthicus joselimai
Leporacanthicus sp. ( L 241)
Leporacanthicus sp. ( L 263)
Leporacanthicus triactis
Liposarcus ambrosettii  
Loricararia cataphracta
Loricaria lata
Loricaria lentiginosa
Loricararia simillima
Loricariinae sp. 1
 
M
Megalancistrus parananus
Megalancistrus sp.1
 
N
Nannoptopoma sp. 1
Nannoptopoma sp. 11
Nannoptopoma sp. "peru white"
 
O
Oligancistrus sp. (L 030)
Otocinclus affinis
Otocinclus cocama 
Otocinclus flexilis
Otocinclus macrospilus
Otocinclus sp. 1
Otocinclus sp. 11
Otocinclus sp. 111
Otocinclus vittatus
 
P
Panaque albomaculatus
Panaque bathyphilus
Panaque changae
Panaque cochliodon
Panaque maccus
Panaque nigrolineatus
Panaque cf. nigrolineatus (L 330)
Panaque sp. aff. maccus
Panaque sp. 1
Panaque sp. (L002)
Panaque sp. (L191)
Panaque sp. (L203)
Panaque sp. (L204)
Panaque sp. (L206)
Panaque sp. (L271)
Panaque sp. (L351)
Panaque sp. (L397)
Panaque sp. (LDA01)
Parancistrus aurantiacus
Parotocinclus jumbo
Parotocinclus maculicauda
Parotocinclus spilisoma
Parotocinclus sp. "Pernambuco"
Peckoltia braueri
Peckoltia brevis
Peckoltia oligospila
Peckoltia sabaji 
Peckoltia vittata
Peckoltia sp. (L 008)
Peckoltia sp. (L 009) 
Peckoltia sp. (L 038)  
Peckoltia sp. (L 049) 
Peckoltia sp. (L 103) 
Peckoltia sp. (L 134)
Peckoltia sp. (L 288) 
Peckoltia sp. "Tocantins"
Peckoltia ucayalensis
Planiloricaria cryptodon
Pogonopoma parahybae
Pseudacanthicus leopardus
Pseudacanthicus spinosus
Pseudacanthicus sp. (L 025)
Pseudacanthicus sp. (L 273)
Pseudacanthicus sp. (L 282)
Pseudancistrus sp. (L 056)
Pseudancistrus sp. (LDA 32)
Pseudohemiodon apithanos
Pseudohemiodon laticeps
Pseudolithoxus anthrax
Pseudolithoxus dumus
Pseudorinelepis genibarbus
Pseudorinelepis sp. (L 152)
Pseudotothyris janeirensis
Pterosturisoma microps
Pterygoplichthys anisitsi
Pterygoplichthys gibbiceps
Pterygoplichthys pardalis
Pterygoplichthys punctatus
Pterygoplichthys sp (albino)
Pterygoplichthys sp 11
 
R
Rhinelepsis aspera
Rineloricaria beni
Rineloricaria lanceolata
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. (L 253)
Scobinancistrus sp. (L 368)
Spatuloricaria sp.1
Spatuloricaria sp "Rio Tegre"
Squaliforma cf. emarginata
Sturisoma aureum
Sturisoma barbatum
Sturisoma festivum
Sturisoma nigrirostrum
Sturisoma panamense
Sturisoma robustum
Sturisomatichthys leightoni
Sturisomatichthys sp "Colombia1"
                                                                    



 
 
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