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Loricariidae is the
largest family of
catfish (order Siluriformes), with over 90
genera and just over 680 species.
Loricariids originate from freshwater...
- a
tropical freshwater fish
belonging to the
armored catfish family (
Loricariidae),
named for the
longitudinal rows of armor-like
scutes that
cover the...
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Hypostomus is a
genus of
catfish in the
family Loricariidae. They are
native to
tropical and
subtropical South America. H.
plecostomus is the po****r freshwater...
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rather than
biting and
cutting prey. Some families, though,
notably the
Loricariidae and Astroblepidae, have a
suckermouth that
allows them to
fasten themselves...
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Otocinclus is a
genus of
catfish in the
family Loricariidae native to
South America,
commonly known as "dwarf suckers" or "otos". This genus, like other...
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Ancistrus is a
genus of
nocturnal freshwater fish in the
family Loricariidae of
order Siluriformes,
native to
freshwater habitats in
South America and...
- catfish, is a
freshwater tropical fish in the
armored catfish family (
Loricariidae). It is one of a
number of
species commonly referred to as the common...
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Hypoptopomatinae are a
subfamily of
catfishes (order Siluriformes) of the
family Loricariidae,
composed of 17
genera and
approximately 80 species. This
subfamily represents...
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Hisonotus iota is a
species of
catfish in the
family Loricariidae. It is
native to
South America,
where it
occurs in the Chapecó River,
which is a tributary...
- "Nouveaux taxa dans
Pterygoplichthys sensu lato (Pisces, Siluriformes,
Loricariidae)".
Revue suisse de
Zoologie (in French). 98 (3): 637–643. doi:10.5962/bhl...
