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Loricariidae Rafinesque, 1815

154623  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:154623)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Chordata (Phylum)
  4. Vertebrata (Subphylum)
  5. Gnathostomata (Infraphylum)
  6. Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  7. Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  8. Actinopteri (Superclass)
  9. Teleostei (Class)
  10. Siluriformes (Order)
  11. Loricariidae (Family)
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  1. Genus Ancistomus Isbrücker & Seidel, 2001
  2. Subfamily Ancistrinae Kner, 1854
    1. Genus Acanthicus Agassiz, 1829
    2. Genus Ancistrus Kner, 1854
    3. Genus Baryancistrus Rapp Py-Daniel, 1989
    4. Genus Chaetostoma Tschudi, 1846
    5. Genus Cordylancistrus Isbrücker, 1980
    6. Genus Dekeyseria Rapp Py-Daniel, 1985
    7. Genus Dolichancistrus Isbrücker, 1980
    8. Genus Exastilithoxus Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1979
    9. Genus Guyanancistrus Isbrücker, 2001
    10. Genus Hemiancistrus Bleeker, 1862
    11. Genus Hopliancistrus Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1989
    12. Genus Hypancistrus Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1991
    13. Genus Lasiancistrus Regan, 1904
    14. Genus Leporacanthicus Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1989
    15. Genus Lipopterichthys Norman, 1935
    16. Genus Lithoxancistrus Isbrücker, Nijssen & Cala, 1988
    17. Genus Lithoxus Eigenmann, 1910
    18. Genus Loraxichthys Salcedo, 2013
    19. Genus Megalancistrus Isbrücker, 1980
    20. Genus Micracanthicus Lujan & Armbruster, 2011
    21. Genus Neblinichthys Ferraris, Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1986
    22. Genus Panaqolus Isbrücker & Schraml, 2001
    23. Genus Panaque Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889
    24. Genus Parancistrus Bleeker, 1862
    25. Genus Paulasquama Armbruster & Taphorn, 2011
    26. Genus Pseudacanthicus Bleeker, 1862
    27. Genus Pseudancistrus Bleeker, 1862
    28. Genus Pseudolithoxus Isbrücker & Werner, 2001
    29. Genus Scobinancistrus Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1989
    30. Genus Soromonichthys Lujan & Armbruster, 2011
    31. Genus Spectracanthicus Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1987
    32. Genus Chaetostomus accepted as Chaetostoma Tschudi, 1846 (misspelling)
  3. Genus Avalithoxus Lujan, Armbruster & Lovejoy, 2018
  4. Genus Curculionichthys Roxo, 2015
  5. Subfamily Delturinae Armbruster, Reis & Pereira, 2006
    1. Genus Delturus Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889
    2. Genus Hemipsilichthys Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889
    3. Genus Upsilodus Miranda Ribeiro, 1924 accepted as Hemipsilichthys Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889
  6. Subfamily Hypoptopomatinae Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1890
    1. Genus Acestridium Haseman, 1911
    2. Genus Chauliocheilos Martins, Andrade, Rosa & Langeani, 2014
    3. Genus Corumbataia Britski, 1997
    4. Genus Epactionotus Reis & Schaefer, 1998
    5. Genus Eurycheilichthys Reis & Schaefer, 1993
    6. Genus Gymnotocinclus Carvalho, Lehmann A. & Reis, 2008
    7. Genus Hisonotus Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889
    8. Genus Hypoptopoma Günther, 1868
    9. Genus Lampiella Isbrücker, 2001
    10. Genus Leptotocinclus Delapieve, Lehmann A. & Reis, 2018
    11. Genus Macrotocinclus Isbrücker & Seidel, 2001
    12. Genus Microlepidogaster Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889
    13. Genus Nannoptopoma Schaefer, 1996
    14. Genus Nannoxyropsis Delapieve, 2018
    15. Genus Niobichthys Schaefer & Provenzano, 1998
    16. Genus Otocinclus Cope, 1871
    17. Genus Otothyris Myers, 1927
    18. Genus Otothyropsis Ribeiro, Carvalho & Melo, 2005
    19. Genus Oxyropsis Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889
    20. Genus Parotocinclus Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889
    21. Genus Plesioptopoma Reis, Pereira & Lehmann A., 2012
    22. Genus Pseudotothyris Britski & Garavello, 1984
    23. Genus Rhinolekos Martins & Langeani, 2011
    24. Genus Rhinotocinclus Reis & Lehmann A., 2022
    25. Genus Schizolecis Britski & Garavello, 1984
    26. Genus Eurycheilus Reis & Schaefer, 1992 accepted as Eurycheilichthys Reis & Schaefer, 1993
  7. Subfamily Hypostominae Kner, 1853
    1. Genus Andeancistrus Lujan, Meza-Vargas & Barriga Salazar, 2015
    2. Genus Aphanotorulus Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1983
    3. Genus Araichthys Zawadzki, Bifi & Mariotto, 2016
    4. Genus Corymbophanes Eigenmann, 1909
    5. Genus Cryptancistrus Fisch-Muller, 2018
    6. Genus Etsaputu Lujan, Armbruster & Rengifo, 2011
    7. Genus Glyptoperichthys Weber, 1991
    8. Genus Hypostomus Lacepède, 1803
    9. Genus Isorineloricaria Isbrücker, 1980
    10. Genus Leptoancistrus Meek & Hildebrand, 1916
    11. Genus Liposarcus Günther, 1864
    12. Genus Paralithoxus Boeseman, 1982
    13. Genus Peckoltia Miranda Ribeiro, 1912
    14. Genus Peckoltichthys Miranda Ribeiro, 1917
    15. Genus Pogonopoma Regan, 1904
    16. Genus Pseudoqolus Lujan, Cramer, Covain, Fisch-Muller & López-Fernández, 2017
    17. Genus Pseudorinelepis Bleeker, 1862
    18. Genus Pterygoplichthys Gill, 1858
    19. Genus Rhinelepis Agassiz, 1829
    20. Genus Squaliforma Isbrücker & Michels, 2001
    21. Genus Transancistrus Lujan, Meza-Vargas & Barriga Salazar, 2015
    22. Genus Yaluwak Lujan & Armbruster, 2019
    23. Genus Cochliodon Heckel, in Kner, 1854 accepted as Hypostomus Lacepède, 1803
  8. Subfamily Lithogeneinae
  9. Subfamily Lithogeninae Gosline, 1947
    1. Genus Lithogenes Eigenmann, 1909
  10. Subfamily Loricariinae Rafinesque, 1815
    1. Genus Apistoloricaria Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1986
    2. Genus Aposturisoma Isbrücker, Britski, Nijssen & Ortega, 1983
    3. Genus Brochiloricaria Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1979
    4. Genus Crossoloricaria Isbrücker, 1979
    5. Genus Cteniloricaria Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1979
    6. Genus Dasyloricaria Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1979
    7. Genus Dentectus Martín Salazar, Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1982
    8. Genus Farlowella Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889
    9. Genus Fonchiiichthys Isbrücker & Michels, 2001
    10. Genus Fonchiiloricaria Rodriguez, Ortega & Covain, 2011
    11. Genus Furcodontichthys Rapp Py-Daniel, 1981
    12. Genus Harttia Steindachner, 1877
    13. Genus Harttiella Boeseman, 1971
    14. Genus Hemiloricaria Bleeker, 1862
    15. Genus Hemiodontichthys Bleeker, 1862
    16. Genus Ixinandria Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1979
    17. Genus Lamontichthys Miranda Ribeiro, 1939
    18. Genus Limatulichthys Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1979
    19. Genus Loricaria Linnaeus, 1758
    20. Genus Loricariichthys Bleeker, 1862
    21. Genus Metaloricaria Isbrücker, 1975
    22. Genus Paraloricaria Isbrücker, 1979
    23. Genus Planiloricaria Isbrücker, 1971
    24. Genus Proloricaria Isbrücker, 2001
    25. Genus Pseudohemiodon Bleeker, 1862
    26. Genus Pseudoloricaria Bleeker, 1862
    27. Genus Pterosturisoma Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1978
    28. Genus Pyxiloricaria Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1984
    29. Genus Reganella Eigenmann, 1905
    30. Genus Rhadinoloricaria Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1974
    31. Genus Ricola Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1978
    32. Genus Rineloricaria Bleeker, 1862
    33. Genus Spatuloricaria Schultz, 1944
    34. Genus Sturisoma Swainson, 1838
    35. Genus Sturisomatichthys Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1979
  11. Genus Microplecostomus Silva, Roxo, Ochoa & Oliveira, 2016
  12. Genus Nannoplecostomus Ribeiro, Lima & Pereira, 2012
  13. Subfamily Neoplecostominae Regan, 1904
    1. Genus Euryochus Pereira & Reis, 2017
    2. Genus Hirtella Pereira, Zanata, Cetra & Reis, 2014
    3. Genus Isbrueckerichthys Derijst, 1996
    4. Genus Kronichthys Miranda Ribeiro, 1908
    5. Genus Neoplecostomus Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1888
    6. Genus Pareiorhaphis Miranda Ribeiro, 1918
    7. Genus Pareiorhina Gosline, 1947
    8. Genus Pseudotocinclus Nichols, 1919
  14. Genus Monistiancistrus Fowler, 1940 accepted as Pseudorinelepis Bleeker, 1862
  15. Genus Pogonopomoides Gosline, 1947 accepted as Pogonopoma Regan, 1904
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2021). FishBase. Loricariidae Rafinesque, 1815. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2021) Marine Species Traits at: http://marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=154623 on 2025-09-11
Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025). Marine Species Traits. Loricariidae Rafinesque, 1815. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=154623 on 2025-09-11
Date
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2005-04-19 07:59:47Z
created
Appeltans, Ward
2015-04-17 08:48:21Z
changed
Bailly, Nicolas

taxonomy source Van Der Laan, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Fricke, R. (2014). Family-group names of Recent fishes. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3882(1): 1-230., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

basis of record Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details] 
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Loricariidae) 
To Genbank 
To NMNH Extant Collection (Loricariidae FIN035633 Slide 35 mm) 
To ITIS
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