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Familiy
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Aspredinidae (Bratpfannenwelse)
Astroblepidae (Kletterwelse)
Auchenipteridae (Falsche Dornwelse)
Cetopsidae (Walwelse)
Doradidae (Dornwelse)
Heptapteridae (Heptapteridae)
Loricariidae (Harnischwelse)
Pimelodidae (Antennenwelse)
Pseudopimelodidae (Großmaul-Antennenwelse)
Scoloplacidae (Stachligen Zwergwelse)
Trichomycteridae (Schmerlenwelse)
Subfamiliy
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Copionodontinae
Acanthodoradinae
Agamyxinae
Aspredininae
Astrodoradinae
Auchenipterinae
Batrochoglaninae
Bunocephalinae
Centromochlinae
Cetopsinae
Delturinae
Doradinae
Glanapteryginae
Helogeninae
Heptapterinae
Hoplomyzontinae
Hypoptopomatinae
Hypostominae
Lithogeneinae
Loricariinae
Neoplecostominae
Otothyrinae
Rhamdiinae
Rhinelepinae
Rhinodoradinae
Sarcoglanidinae
Stegophilinae
Trichogeninae
Trichomycterinae
Tridentinae
Vandelliinae
Wertheimerinae
Genus species supplement
- exactly these entries
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- search in synonyms
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- described species
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Paraguay
Peru
South America
Suriname
Trinidad
Uruguay
Venezuela
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Origin
- River system
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Amazonas
Atlantic Northeast
Atlantic Southeast
Caribic
Río Magdalena
Río Orinooco
Pacific
Rio São Francisco
Río de la Plata
- Region (Estado, Dpt.)
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Amazonas (BRA)
Amazonas (VEN)
Bolívar (VEN)
Loreto
Pará (BRA)
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Caves
IUCN Red List
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Least concern
Near Threatened
Vulnerable
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Extinct in Wild
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On the list of Brazil
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Positive list 2012
Negative list 2020
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Nutrition
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Eats plants
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month(s)
Soft rays of dorsal fin
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Adipose fin exists
yes
no
Fin edgings
yes
Basic color brighter than pattern
yes
no
Pattern
Small dots
Dots
Patches
Marbled
Lines/Dashes
Stripes/Ribbons
Honeycomb/Network
Group
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"Hemiancistrus" annectens-Gruppe (LG 13)
"Hemiancistrus" landoni-Gruppe (LG 11)
Farlowella (ohne Gruppe)
Farlowella acus
Farlowella amazona
Farlowella curtirostra
Farlowella kneri
Farlowella mariaelenae
Farlowella nattereri
Gemeiner Antennenwels
Gestreifte Hypancistrus
Hemiancistrus chlorostictus-Gruppe
Hypancistrus debilittera
Leierschwanz-Harnischwelse
Rotflossen-Kaktuswelse
Segelschilderwelse
Tiger-Harnischwelse
Weißpunkt-Harnischwelse
Zwerg-Harnischwelse
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