Ageneiosus inermis
Linnaeus, 1766

Southamerica without Chile
Amazonas-, rio Solimões-, río Paraná-, río Orinoco-Einzug, río Manapiare, río Paraguay
(Amazonas (BRA), Amazonas (VEN), Pará (BRA), Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Loreto, Tocantins, Rondônia, Meta, Sipaliwini, Coronie, Saramacca, Essequibo Islands-West Demerara, Cuyuni-Mazaruni, Upper Demerara-Berbice, Pataro-Siparuni, Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo, Beni, Santa Cruz)

Ageneiosus inermis - männlich - Río Manapiare

250

25 - 30

unknown

Amaralia oviraptor
Friel & Carvalho, 2016

Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay
rio Cuiabá, ➀ río Paraguay = rio Paraguai, río Aguaray-Guazú, ➀ río Apa, río Aquidaban, arroyo Aquidaban-Nigui, rio Jurigue, rio Miranda, rio do Peixe, ➀ río Tebicuary, río Piribebuy
(Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Cordillera, San Pedro, Amambay, Misiones (PAR))

Friel, J.P. & Carvalho, T.P., 2016 "A new species of Amaralia Fowler (Siluriformes: Aspredinidae) from the Paraná-Paraguay river basin"

100

unknown

Anadoras weddellii
Castelnau, 1855

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay
Chiquitos, oberer río Mamoré, río Paraguay, río Pilcomayo
(Beni, Mato Grosso do Sul)

120

unknown

Ancistrus claro (LDA 8)
Knaak, 1999

Brazil
Rio Claro, rio Coxipó, rio Cuiabá-Einzug, Pantanal
(Mato Grosso)

23 - 30

multiple

Ancistrus cuiabae
Knaak, 1999

Brazil
Rio Bento Gomes, rio Vermelho, Pantanal
(Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul)

100

23 - 29

Catfish Atlas 2

Ancistrus cf. dubius "Paraguay"

Paraguay
Salto Cristal, río Piribebuy; Río Pirapó
(Paraguari, Cordillera, Itapúa)

Ancistrus cf. dubius vom Salto Cristal (Paraguay), 25°58

120

18 - 29

unknown

Ancistrus formoso
Sabino & Trajano, 1997

Brazil
Höhlen im Rio Formoso-Einzug
(Mato Grosso do Sul)
IUCN: vulnerable

Romero, A. & Paulson, K.M., 2001 "It's a wonderful hypogean life: a guide to the troglomorphic fishes of the world"
Ferraris, C.J. jr., 2007 "Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types (I)"
Bifi, A.G.; Pavanelli, C.S. & Zawadzki, C.H., 2009 "Three new species of Ancistrus Kner, 1854 (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the Rio Iguaçu basin, Paraná State, Brazil"

unknown

Ancistrus pirareta (LDA 53)
Muller, 1989

Paraguay
Salto Pirareta, oberer río Tebicuary-mi - Einzug
(Paraguari)

100

20 - 29

multiple

Ancistrus sp. "Río Paraguay"

Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay
Río Paraguay-Einzug
(Presidente Hayes, San Pedro, Concepción, Cordillera, Central, Paraguarí, Ñeembucú, Mato Grosso do Sul, Santa Cruz)

23 - 27

Back to Nature

Ancistrus sp. "Río Tagatyja"

Paraguay
Río Tagatyja = arroyo Tagatiya ?
(Concepción)

100

19 - 26

yes

Auchenipterus nigripinnis
Boulenger, 1895

Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay
río Paraguay, río Carcaraña, rio Uruguai = río Uruguay, rio Negro bei Barranqueras
(Mato Grosso, Rio Grande do Sul, Chaco, Entre Ríos, Paysandú)

150

unknown

Auchenipterus osteomystax
Miranda-Ribeiro, 1918

Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay
Río Vermelho-Einzug, río Paraguay, río Negro, rio Tocantins, rio Trombetas, rio Araguaia, río Paraná, Itaipú, tío Alto Paraná, arroyo Bãgnado, rio São Domingos, rio Cuiabá, rio Taquari, cachoeira das Palmeiras, rio Aquidauana, rio Tapajós, rio Curuá-Una, La Plata-Einzug
(Goiás, Pará, Mato Grosso, Santa Fé, Mato Grosso do Sul, Paraná)

200

unknown

Batrochoglanis melanurus
Shibatta & Pavanelli, 2005

Brazil
córrego Cancela im Rio Cuiabá- / Rio Paraguay-Einzug
(Mato Grosso)

Shibatta, Oscar Akio & Pavanelli, Carla Simone, 2005 "Description of a new Batrochoglanis species (Siluriformes, Pseudopimelodidae) from the rio Paraguai basin, State of Mato Grosso, Brazil"

120

26 - 30

unknown

Brochiloricaria macrodon
Kner, 1853

Brazil
Rio Cuiabá
(Mato Grossso)

150

20 - 26

Catfish Atlas 1

Bunocephalus doriae
Boulenger, 1902

Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay
Río Bermejo
(Villarica, Posadas, Salta)

unknown

Curculionichthys coxipone
Roxo, da Costa e Silva, Orrego, Oliveira, 2015

Brazil
rio Aricá, rio Aricá-mirim-Einzug, córrego Laranjinha
(Mato Grosso)

Curculionichthys coxipone, MZUSP 117380, holotype, female, 29.0 mm SL, from Mato Grosso State, municipality of Cuiabá, tributary of Rio Aricá Mirim, Rio Cuiabá drainage, 15°46

unknown

Curculionichthys paresi
Roxo, Zawadzki, Troy, 2014

Brazil
Riacho Águas Claras, riacho Maracaña, riacho São Jorge
(Mato Grosso)

Curculionichthys paresi, holotype, MZUSP 115062, female, 26.2 mm SL, riacho Águas Claras, affluent rio Sepotuba, rio Paraguay basin, municipality of Santo Afonso, Mato Grosso State

unknown

Entomocorus radiosus
Reis & Borges, 2006

Brazil
Rio Cuiabá, río Paraguai, rio Aguapeí, rio Piquiri
(Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul)

unknown

Epapterus dispilurus
Cope, 1878

Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Peru
Oberer Amazonas-Einzug, río Ucayali, río Paraguay, río Paraná
(Chaco, Loreto)

100

unknown

Ernstichthys taquari
Dagosta & Pinna, 2021

Brazil
rio Taquarizinho
(Mato Grosso do Sul)
IUCN: near threatened

unknown

Farlowella azpelicuetae
Terán, Ballen, Alonso, Aguilera & Mirande, 2019

Argentina
Río San Francisco, río Bermejo
(Salta, Jujuy)
IUCN: least concern

Farlowella azpelicuetae , paratype, CI-FML 7265, 193.9 mm SL. a. detail of the coloration of the snout; b. coloration pattern of caudal fin; c. coloration of live specimen

150

unknown

Farlowella isbrueckeri
Retzer & Page, 1997

Brazil, Paraguay
Quebrada 32 km von Lacerda, rio Taquari
(Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul)

Retzer, M.E. & Page, L.M., 1997 "Systematics of the stick catfishes, farlowella eigenmann & eigenmann (pisces, loricariidae)"
Ferraris, C.J. jr., 2007 "Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types (I)"
Britski, H.A.; Silimon, K.Z.S. & Lopes, B.S., 2007 "Peixes do Pantanal-Manual de Identificação"

100

26 - 30

unknown

Farlowella jauruensis
Eigenmann & Vance, 1917

Brazil, Paraguay
Rio Jaura = rio Jauru
(Mato Grosso)

100

unknown

Farlowella paraguayensis
Retzer & Page, 1997

Paraguay
Arroyo Carimbatay, río Alegre, río Jejui-Guazú, río Aquidaban, río Confuso, río Paraguay-Einzug
(Amambay, Canendiyú, Concepción, Paraguari, Presidente Hayes)

120

22 - 26

unknown

Homodiaetus anisitsi
Eigenmann & Ward, 1907

Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay
Río Paraguay, río Paraná-, río Uruguay-Einzug, arroyo Guazu, arroyo Carimbatay, lagoa da Pinguela, rio Maquiné, rio Cornélios, rio Sanga Funda, rio Guaíba, rio São Sepé, rio Jacuí, rio Camaquã, arroio Santa Bárbara, rio Grande, rio Cebollati, arroio Ibicuí da Faxina, arroio Xinbocuzinho, rio Negro, rio Saicã
(Entre Ríos, Rio Grande do Sul, Caaguazu, Canendiyu)

unknown

Hypophthalmus oremaculatus
Nani & Fuster, 1947

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Venezuela, Colombia, Peru
Rio Paraná bei Puerto Gaboto, río Aquidauana, rio Ocoi, lago Ypoá, lago Ypacaraí, lago Janauacá, río Itaya, río Envira, rio Tefe, rio Negro, rio Jaú, rio Camananau, laguna San Luis, lago Piauí, rio Trombetas, lago Paru, lago mozambique, río Pao, río Boconó, río Cunaviche, laguna del Pavancito, río Apure, caño Rabo de Iguana, caño Mucurita, Amazonas-, río Parana-, río Orinoco-Einzug
(Santa Fé, Tarija, Chaco, Formosa, Bolívar (VEN), Apure, Amazonas, Barinas, Portuguesa, Pará (BRA), Amazonas (BRA), Meta, Paraná, Cojedes, Rondônia, Anzoátegui)

300

unknown

Hypoptopoma inexspectatum (LDA 13)
Holmberg, 1893

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay
río Paraná, río Yaguarón, río Santa Lucia, río Formosa; Puerto Suarez; rio Paraguay, rio Jauru
(Formosa, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Corrientes, Misiones, Santa Fé, Buenos Aires, Santa Cruz, Alto Paraguay, Amambay, Central, Concepción, Presidente Hayes, San Pedro)

18 - 26

facebook

Hypostomus angipinnatus
Leege, 1922

Argentina, Brazil
Rio de la Plata-Einzug, río Paraguay-Einzug ?
(Mato Grosso)

Isbrücker, I.J.H., 1980 "Classification and catalogue of the mailed Loricariidae (Pisces, Siluriformes)"
Armbruster, J.W., 2004 "Phylogenetic relationships of the suckermouth armoured catfishes (Loricariidae) with emphasis on the Hypostominae and the Ancistrinae" (abstract)
Ferraris, C.J. jr., 2007 "Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types (I)"

100

unknown

Hypostomus basilisko
Cochliodon basilisko
Tencatt, Zawadzki & Froehlich, 2014

Brazil, Paraguay
córrego Salobrinha, rio Salobra, Rio Paraguay-Einzug; río Negro
(Mato Grosso do Sul, Alto Paraguay)

180

20 - 27

yes

Hypostomus borellii
Boulenger, 1897

Argentina, Bolivia
Río Pilcomayo bei Mission de San Francisco - Villamontes
(Tarija)

Plecostomus borellii Holotype BMNH 1897.1.27.19 SL153.1mm

120

unknown

Hypostomus boulengeri
Eigenmann & Kennedy, 1903

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay
río Montelinde, río Paraguay, río Aguaray Guazú, río Negro, río Bermejo
(Asuncion, Corrientes, Mato Grosso do Sul, San Pedro, Chaco, Formosa, Santa Cruz, Alto Paraguay)

150

22 - 28

unknown

Hypostomus cochliodon (LDA 51)
Cochliodon cochliodon (LDA 51)
Kner, 1854

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay
río Paraguay-, río Parana-Einzug, rio Cuiabá, rio do Bugre, rio Jauru, rio Paraguai, arroyo Ytyguazu, río Apa, río Aquidaban, río Jejui, río Ypané, río Bermejo
(Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Misiones, Corrientes)

150

20 - 27

unknown

Hypostomus cordovae
Günther, 1880

Argentina
dique La Aguadita, dique Cadillal, río del Cajón = río Tajamar, río Calera = río Medina, río Carcaraña, río Cosquín, arroyo Gallinato, río Horcones, río Mojotoro, río Salado del Norte = río Pasaje, río Sali, río El Tala, arroyo Villa Giardino, río Zapla
(Córdoba, Salta, Santa Fe)
IUCN: least concern

250

18 - 31

unknown

Hypostomus formosae
Cardoso, Brancolini, Paracampo, Lizarralde, Covain, Montoya-Burgos, 2016

Argentina, Paraguay
estero Patiño, río Saladillo, río Pilcomayo, río Porteño, río Aguaray-Guazu, río Monte Lindo, río San Francisco, río Paraguay-Einzug
(Formosa, Central, Boqueron)

Cardoso, Y.P.; Brancolini, F.; Paracampo, A.; Lizarralde, M.; Covain, R. & Montoya-Burgos, J.I., 2016 "Hypostomus formosae, a new catfish species from the Paraguay River Basin with redescription of H. boulengeri (Siluriformes: Loricariidae)"
Bogan,S.; Bauni,V.; Alvarez, S.M. & Dalia, A., 2019 "Ejemplares tipo de la Colección Ictiológica que conserva la Fundación de Historia Natural Félix de Azara, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina"
Cardoso, Y.P.; Queiroz, L.J. de; Bahechar, I.A.; Posadas, P.E. & Montoya-Burgos, 2021 "Multilocus phylogeny and historical biogeography of Hypostomus shed light on the processes of fish diversification in La Plata Basin"

180

22 - 28

unknown

Hypostomus froehlichi

Brazil
Bodoquena Plateau, córrego Salobrinha, córreguo Mutum, rio Formoso, rio Miranda-Einzug
(Mato Grosso do Sul)
IUCN: near threatened

200

unknown

Hypostomus fuscomaculatus (L 233 / LDA 9)

Brazil
rio Manos, Pantanal, oberer rio Paraguai-Einzug
(Mato Grosso)

>30

200

20 - 28

unknown

Hypostomus khimaera
Cochliodon khimaera
Tencatt, Zawadzki & Froehlich, 2014

Brazil
córrego Salobro, rio Cuiaba, rio Manso, rio Quilombo, rio Vermelho, rio Aquidauana, rio Paraguay-Einzug
(Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul)

150

unknown

Hypostomus latifrons (L 51)
Weber, 1986

Argentina, Paraguay
Río Paraguay, rio Paraná
(Distrito Capital, Central, Ñeembucú, Formosa, Chaco, Santa Fé, Corrientes, Entre Rios)

Hypostomus latifrons von Rio Paraguay bei der Stadt Concepciòn

150

18 - 25

unknown

Hypostomus latifrons (L 281)
Weber, 1986

Argentina, Paraguay
Río Paraguay, rio Paraná
(Distrito Capital, Central, Ñeembucú, Formosa, Chaco, Santa Fé, Corrientes, Entre Rios)

150

18 - 25

unknown

Hypostomus latirostris
Regan, 1904

Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay
Rio Jungada = rio Jangada
(Mato Grosso, Goiás)

150

unknown

Hypostomus mutucae
Knaak, 1999

Brazil
rio Claro, rio Mutuca
(Mato Grosso)

Hypostomus mutucae, NUP 6641, 109.2 mm: Brazil, Mato Grosso, rio Paraguay basin, rio Claro

100

24 - 29

unknown

Hypostomus peckoltoides (L 390)
Zawadzki, Claude Weber & Pavanelli, 2010

Brazil, Paraguay
Rio Cuiabá; río Tebicuary
(Mato Grosso, Ñeembucú, Misiones, Paraguarí)

>20

120

22 - 25

unknown

Hypostomus perdido
Zawadzki, Tencatt & Froehlich, 2014

Brazil
Rio Perdido
(Mato Grosso do Sul)

Hypostomus perdido, holotype, MZUSP 111064, 159.1 mm SL, Brazil, Mato Grosso do Sul State, Bodoquena, rio Paraguai basin, rio Perdido.

150

unknown

Hypostomus piratatu
Weber, 1986

Paraguay
río Tebicuary-mi, arroyo Mbaey, río Piribebuy, río Tagatyja Guazu, río Tagatyja-mi, arroyo Trementina
(Concepción, Cordillera, Sapucaí, Paraguai, Central)

180

unknown

Hypostomus renestoi
Zawadzki, Silva & Troy, 2018

Brazil
rio Diamantino, rio Jungada, rio Cuiabá, rio Nobres, rio Manso, córrego São Joaquim, rio Currupira, rio Palmeiras, córrego Custódio, lagoa da Belita, rio Santana, rio Paraguay
(Mato Grosso)

Zawadzki, C.H.; da Silva, H.P. & Troy, W.P., 2018 "Redescription of Hypostomus latirostris (Regan, 1904) with the recognition of a new species of Hypostomus (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the upper rio Paraguay basin, Brazil"

120

unknown

Hypostomus sp. "Bolivien"
Cochliodon sp. "Bolivien"

Bolivia
Río Paraguay-Einzug

150

22 - 27

Amazonas Sept./Okt. 2011?

Hypostomus sp. "Río Pilcomayo"

Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay
Río Pilcomayo
(Boquerón, Tarija, Salta, Formosa)

PCF

unknown

Hypostomus sp. "LDA 10"

Brazil
Rio Paraquay-Einzug
(Mato Grosso)

Schäfer, F., 2015 "Hypostomus sp. LDA10"
PCF

150

23 - 28

unknown

Hypostomus sp. "L 388"

Brazil
Pantanal, Rio Cuiabá-Einzug
(Mato Grosso)

Werner, André, 2005 "Harnischwelse aus Cuiaba und Umgebung (1)"
Werner, André, 2005 "Harnischwelse aus Cuiaba und Umgebung (2)"
PCF

>30

150

22 - 25

unknown

Hypostomus sp. "L 389"

Brazil
Pantanal, rio Cuiabá-Einzug
(Mato Grosso)

Werner, André, 2005 "Harnischwelse aus Cuiaba und Umgebung (1)"
Werner, André, 2005 "Harnischwelse aus Cuiaba und Umgebung (2)"
PCF

>30

150

22 - 25

unknown

Hypostomus ternetzi (LDA 55)
Boulenger, 1895

Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay
Río Paraguay, río Paraná, río Uruguay
(Mato Grosso)

150

18 - 26

unknown

Hypostomus uruguayensis
Reis, Weber & Malabarba, 1990

Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, Bolivia
rio Ijui-Mirim, rio Maracatu, río Cuareim, rio Cuíaba, rio Manso río Uruguay-Einzug
(Rio Grande do Sul, Mato Grosso, Artigas)

Reis, Roberto E.; Weber, Claude &Malabarba, Luiz R., 1990 "Review of the Genus Hypostomus Lacépède, 1803 from Southern Brazil, with descriptions of three new species (Pisces, Siluriformes, Loricariidae)"
Armbruster, J.W., 2004 "Phylogenetic relationships of the suckermouth armoured catfishes (Loricariidae) with emphasis on the Hypostominae and the Ancistrinae" (abstract)
Ferraris, C.J. jr., 2007 "Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types (I)"

150

20 - 25

unknown

Hypostomus variostictus
Miranda-Ribeiro, 1912

Brazil
Rio Coxim
(Mato Grosso do Sul)

Miranda Ribeiro, Dr. A.de, 1912 "Loricariidae, Callichthyidae, Doradidae e Trichomycteridae"
Miranda Ribeiro, Dr. A.de, 1953 "Tipos das espécies e subespécies do Prof. Alipio de Míranda Ribeiro depositados no Museu Nacional"
Isbrücker, I.J.H., 1980 "Classification and catalogue of the mailed Loricariidae (Pisces, Siluriformes)"

100

unknown

Iheringichthys megalops
Eigenmann & Ward, 1907

Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay
Río Paraguay, río Paraná, río Iguazú = rio Iguaçu
(Misionens (ARG), Misionens (PAR), Mato Grosso do Sul, Formosa, Alto Paraguay, Presidente Hayes, Concepción, San Pedro, Cordillera, Asunción, Central, Ñeembucú)

120

unknown

Imparfinis guttatus
Pearson, 1924

Bolivia, Peru
río Popoi, Río Mamoré-, Río Pilcomayo-Einzug

Imparfinis guttatus = Nannorhamdia guttatus, Holotype

100

unknown

Ituglanis eichhorniarum
Miranda-Ribeiro, 1912

Brazil
Rio Paraguai-Einzug
(Mato Grosso do Sul)

Miranda Ribeiro, Dr. A.de, 1912 "Loricariidae, Callichthyidae, Doradidae e Trichomycteridae"
Miranda Ribeiro, Dr. A.de, 1953 "Tipos das espécies e subespécies do Prof. Alipio de Míranda Ribeiro depositados no Museu Nacional"
López, H.L.; Miquelarena,A.M. & Menni, R.C., 2003 "Lista comentada de los peces continentales de la Argentina"

unknown

Ituglanis herberti
Miranda-Ribeiro, 1940

Brazil
rio Bodoquena
(Mato Grosso do Sul)

de Pinna, M. & Keith, P., 2003 "A new species of the catfish genus Ituglanis from French Guyana (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae)"
Datovo, A. & Landim, M.I., 2005 "Ituglanis macunaima, a new catfish from the rio Araguaia basin, Brazil (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae)"
Sarmento-Soares, L.M.; Martins-Pinheiro, R.F.; Aranda, A.T. & Chamon, C.C., 2006 "Ituglanis cahyensis, a new catfish from Bahia, Brazil (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae)"

100

unknown

Loricaria apeltogaster
Boulenger, 1895

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Urugauy
Río Cuiabá, río Uruguay-, río Paraná-, río Paraguay-Einzug, Pantanal
(Mato Grosso, Santa Fe, Rio Grande do Sul, Misiones, Entre Ríos)

150

unknown

Loricaria coximensis
Rodriguez, Cavallaro & Thomas, 2012

Brazil
Rio Coxim
(Mato Grosso do Sul)
IUCN: critical endangered

Rodriguez, M.S.; Cavallaro, M.R. & Thomas, M.R., 2012 "A New Diminutive Species of Loricaria (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the Rio Paraguay System, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil"
Thomas, M.R.; Rodriguez, S.R.; Cavallaro, M.R.; Froehlich, O. & Correa e Castro, R.M., 2013 "Loricaria luciae, a new species of whiptail catfish (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the Paraguay and lower Paraná River basins of southeastern South America"
Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade, 2018 "Peixes"

unknown

Loricaria holmbergi
Rodríguez & Miquelarena, 2005

Argentina
Arroyo en Aguas Calientes, rio São Francisco-Einzug
(Jujuy)

Rodriguez, M.S. & Miquelarena, A.M., 2005 "Una nueva especie de Loricaria (Siluriformes, Loricariidae) para la cuenca del río San Francisco, Jujuy, Argentina"
Rodriguez, M.S.; Cavallaro, M.R. & Thomas, M.R., 2012 "A New Diminutive Species of Loricaria (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the Rio Paraguay System, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil"
Thomas, M.R.; Rodriguez, S.R.; Cavallaro, M.R.; Froehlich, O. & Correa e Castro, R.M., 2013 "Loricaria luciae, a new species of whiptail catfish (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the Paraguay and lower Paraná River basins of southeastern South America"

100

unknown

Loricaria luciae
Thomas, Rodriguez, Cavallaro, Froehlich & Castro, 2013

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay
Río Paraguay-, mittlerer río Paraná-Einzug, río Tucavaca, robeorão Baús, rio Jaurú, rio Formoso, corrego Jenipapo, rio Aquidaban
(Corrientes, Mato Grosso do Sul, Mato Grosso, Paragiarí, Amambay, Concepcíon, Santa Cruz, Central)

150

22 - 27

unknown

Loricaria tucumanensis
Isbrücker, 1979

Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay
río Sali, río Paraguay
(Tucuman)

100

21 - 24

yes

Loricariichthys labialis
Boulenger, 1895

Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay
Río Paraná, río Uruguay-, río Paraguay-Einzug
(Chaco, San Pedro, Entre Rios, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Central, Ñeembucú, Concepción)

150

unknown

Loricariichthys platymetopon
Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1979

Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, Venezuela
➀ lago Ypacarai bei San Bernardino, río Alegre, río Aquidaban, rio Branco, río Colastiné, río Confuso, río Coronda, río Jaurú, río Salado, rio Taquari, ➀ río Tebicuary, arroyo Tobati, ➀ lago Janauaca, ➀ río Guaporé = río Iténez -, ➀ río Paraguay = rio Paraguai -, unterer ➀ río Paraná = rio Paraná -, unterer / mittlerer ➀ río Uruguay = rio Uruguai-Einzug
(Chaco, Santa Fé, Rio Grande do Sul, Paraná, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Central, Concepción, Presidente Hayes, Canendiyu, Paraguary, San Pedro)

Loricariichthys platymetopon am Rio Paraguay bei der Stadt Concepciòn

180

26 - 30

Catfish Atlas 1

Luciopimelodus pati
Valenciennes, 1835

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay
Rio Blanco-Einzug?, Río de la Plata-, Río Paraguay-, río Uruguay-Einzug

120

400

unknown

Megalancistrus parananus (L 113)
Peters, 1881

Argentinia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay
Rio Paraná, río Paraguay, río Uruguay
(Altó Paraná, Itapúa, Misiones, Ñeembucú, Central, Cordillera, San Pedro, Concepción, Presidente Hayes, Rio Grande do Sul, Iguaçu, Paraná, Formosa, Chaco, Santa Fe, Entre Rios,Corrientes, Artigas, Salto, Paysandú, Rio Negro, Soriano)

300

20 - 27

unknown

Megalancistrus parananus (L 234)
Peters, 1881

Argentinia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay
Rio Paraná, río Paraguay, río Uruguay
(Altó Paraná, Itapúa, Misiones, Ñeembucú, Central, Cordillera, San Pedro, Concepción, Presidente Hayes, Rio Grande do Sul, Iguaçu, Paraná, Formosa, Chaco, Santa Fe, Entre Rios, Corrientes, Artigas, Salto, Paysandú, Rio Negro, Soriano)

300

20 - 27

unknown

Megalonema argentinum
MacDonagh, 1938

Argentina, Paraguay
río Paraná, rio Paraguay, río Santiago
(Misiones, Buenos Aires)

180

unknown

Megalonema pauciradiatum
Eigenmann, 1919

Paraguay, Bolivia
río Paraguay-Einzug bei Villarica
(Guairá)

unknown

Merodoras nheco
Higuchi, Birindelli, Sousa & Britski, 2007

Brazil
Rio Verde de Mato Grosso, Rio Anhuma, Rio Negro-Einzug
(Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul)

unknown

Microglanis carlae
Alcaraz, da Graca & Shibatta, 2008

Paraguay
arroyo Yacaré, río Salado
(Ñeembucú, Cordillera, Central)

unknown

Microglanis leniceae
Shibatta, 2016

Brazil
Rio Betione, Rio das Pitas, Rio Cuíaba
(Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul)
IUCN: least concern

200

26 - 30

unknown

Ochmacanthus batrachostoma
Miranda-Ribeiro, 1912

Argentinia, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay
Río Paraguai, río Paraná-Einzug
(Mato Grosso do Sul)
IUCN: least concern

unknown

Ossancora eigenmanni
Boulenger, 1895

Brazil, Paraguay
Rio Mutum, Rio Miranda, rio Paraguai
(Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul)

20 - 27

unknown

Ossancora punctata
Kner, 1853

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Paraguay, Peru
Río Paraná, río Paraguay, rio Guaporé = río Iténez, lago Cashiboya, río Mamoré, río Manuripi, río Blanco
(Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Rondônia, Loreto, Ucayali, Amazonas (BRA), Loreto)

100

20 - 27

unknown

Otocinclus bororo
Schaefer, 1997

Brazil
rio Formoso, río Paraguai-Einzug
(Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul)

26 - 30

unknown

Otocinclus vittatus (LDA 23)
Regan, 1904

Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, Peru
arroyo Aguas Negras, río Curiraba, río Mamoré-Einzug; río Paraquay-Einzug; Llanos, río Orituco, caño Caicara; rio Paraná, río Matos, río Beni, río Jaurú
(Beni, Amazonas (BRA), Para (BRA), Amazonas (VEN))

25 - 28

Catfish Atlas 1

Otothyropsis piribebuy
Calegari, Lehmann & Reis, 2011

Paraguay, Argentina
río Piribebuy, río Aguaray
(Cordillera, San Pedro)

18 - 24

Catfish Atlas 1

Oxydoras kneri
Bleeker, 1862

Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay
Rio Paraná-Einzug, Río Cuiaba, Río Uruguay, Río de la Plata

300

unknown

Paracanthopoma saci
Dagosta & Pinna, 2021

Brazil
rio Taquarizinho
(Mato Grosso do Sul)
IUCN: data deficient

Paracanthopoma saci. Lateral view of MZUSP 125622, 19.9 mm SL

unknown

Paraloricaria agastor
Isbrücker, 1979

Argentina, Paraguay
Río Paraná-, río Paraguay-Einzug

Isbrücker, I.J.H., 1978 "Descriptions préliminaires de nouveaux taxa de la famille des Loricariidae, poissons-chats cuirassés néotropicaux, avec un catalogue critique de la sous-famille nominale (Pisces, Siluriformes)"
Isbrücker, I.J.H., 1980 "Classification and catalogue of the mailed Loricariidae (Pisces, Siluriformes)"
López, H.L.; Miquelarena,A.M. & Menni, R.C., 2003 "Lista comentada de los peces continentales de la Argentina"

100

20 - 27

unknown

Paravandellia oxyptera
Miranda-Ribeiro, 1912

Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay
Rio Paraguay-, río Uruguay-, río Paraná-Einzug, rio Claro, rio Tietê
(Mato Grosso do Sul, São Paulo, Asunción)

unknown

Phenacorhamdia hoehnei
Miranda-Ribeiro, 1914

Brazil
Pantanal, río Taquari-Einzug
(Mato Grosso)

unknown

Pimelodella griffini
Eigenmann, 1917

Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay
Unterer Río Paraguay-, Río Paraná-Einzug

unknown

Pimelodella guato
Pierre & Slobodian, 2024

Brazil
rio Miranda, rio Coxim, rio Taquari, rio Paraguai
(Mato Grosso do Sul)
IUCN: least concern

Pierre, V. & Slobodian, V,, 2024 "A new species of Pimelodella (Siluriformes: Heptapteridae) from the Paraguai basin, Brazil, with a discussion regarding its distribution"

100

unknown

Pimelodella laticeps
Eigenmann, 1917

Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay
río Choza, Salto de Pirareta, laguna del Viboron, arroyo Yhaguy, laguna Merín = lagoa Mirim
(Mendoza, Cordillera, Paraguarí, Buenos Aires, Rio Grande do Sul, Rocha)

100

unknown

Pimelodella megalura
Miranda-Ribeiro, 1918

Brazil
Oberer Rio Paraguai-Einzug
(Mato Grosso)

Miranda Ribeiro, Dr. A.de, 1918 "Tres generos e dezesete especies novas de peixes brasileiros determinados nas collecções do Museu Paulista"
Miranda Ribeiro, Dr. A.de, 1953 "Tipos das espécies e subespécies do Prof. Alipio de Míranda Ribeiro depositados no Museu Nacional"
Ferraris, C.J. jr., 2007 "Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types (I)"

150

unknown

Pimelodella mucosa
Eigenmann & Ward, 1907

Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay
Río Paraguay-Einzug
(Formosa, Beni, Alto Paraguay, Presidente Hayes, Concepción, San Pedro, Cordillera, Asunción, Central, Ñeembucú)

100

unknown

Pimelodella notomelas
Eigenmann, 1917

Brazil
Rio Jauru, Río Paraguai-Einzug bei San Luiz de Caceres
(Mato Grosso)

unknown

Pimelodella parva
Güntert, 1942

Paraguay
Río Paraguay-Einzug

Ferraris, C.J. jr., 2007 "Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types (I)"

unknown

Pimelodella taeniophora
Regan, 1903

Bolivia, Brazil
Ro Paraguaí-Einzug, Descalvados
(Mato Grosso)

unknown

Pimelodella taenioptera
Miranda-Ribeiro, 1914

Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay
Rio Sepotuba bei Tápirapoã im oberer Rio Paraguay-Einzug, río Paraná bei Yahapé und Itá-Ibaté
(Mato Grosso,Misiones, Ñeembucú, Corrientes)

Pimelodella taenioptera, NUP3991, 130.0 mm SL, Itaipu Reservoir, Santa Teresinha de Itaipu, State of Paraná

120

unknown

Pimelodus argenteus
Perugia, 1891

Argentina
Río de la Plata, Río Paraná-Einzug
(Chaco, Corrientes, Buenos Aires, Entre Ríos)

200

unknown

Pimelodus pantaneiro
Souza-Filho & Shibatta, 2007

Brazil
Rio Miranda, rio Pixaim, Pantanal
(Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul)

180

unknown

Platydoras armatulus
Valenciennes, 1840

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Paraguay, Peru, Venezuela
Río Machupo, río Mamoré, río Curiraba, rio Uatumã, rio Japurá, lago Jaraqui, rio Cuiabá, rio Paraguai, rio Guaporé = río Iténez, rio Taquari, rio Madeira, río Aguas Limón, laguna San José, río Manacacias, lago Ypacaray,rio Salado, río Aquidaban, río Itaya, río Mazana, río Morona, río Nanay, río Ucayali, río Claro,caño Salina,caño Guaritico, caño Capa,río Caura, caño Araguao
(Amazonas, Beni, Mato Grosso, Meta, Central, Concepcion, Loreto, Madre de Dios, Anzoategui, Apure, Barinas, Delta Amacuro)

150

23 - 30

yes

Potamoglanis johnsoni
Fowler, 1932

Argentina, Brazil
Rio Paraguai-Einzug
(Mato Grosso do Sul)

Fowler, H.W., 1932 "Zoological Results of the Matto Grosso Expedition to Brazil in 1931: I. Fresh Water Fishes"
Fernández, L.A., 2000 "Redescription of the teleost Trichomycterus barbouri (Eigenmann, 1911), occurrence in Argentina and comparison with related species (Ostariophysi: Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae)"
Miquelarena, A.M. & Fernández, L.A., 2000 "Presencia de Trichomycterus davisi (Haseman, 1911) en la cuenca del Alto Paraná misionero (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae)"

unknown

Pseudobunocephalus iheringii
Boulenger, 1891

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay
Río Paraná-, río Uruguay-, río Paraguay-Einzug
(Rio Grande do Sul)

unknown

Pseudobunocephalus rugosus
Eigenmann & Kennedy, 1903

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay
Río Paraguay-, río Paraná-Einzug

unknown

Pseudohemiodon laticeps
Regan, 1904

Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay
río Uruguay-, río Paraná-, río Paraguay-Einzug

200

20 - 26

yes

Pseudohemiodon platycephalus
Kner, 1854

Brazil
Rio Cuiaba
(Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, río Paraguay-Einzug)

120

24 - 28

Catfish Atlas 1

Pseudopimelodus mangurus
Valenciennes, 1835

Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay
Río Uruguay, río Paraguay, río Paraná, río de la Plata
(Buenos Aires, Entre Ríos)

400

unknown

Pseudoplatystoma corruscans
Spix & Agassiz, 1829

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay
rio São Francisco-, río Paraná-Einzug, río Paraguay, río Uruguay
(Bahia, Entre Ríos, Misiones, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais)

140

unknown

Pseudostegophilus maculatus
Steindachner, 1879

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay
Río Paraná-, rio Paraguay-, río Uruguay-,río de la Plata-Einzug
(Entre Rios, Mato Grosso do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul)

unknown

Pterodoras granulosus
Valenciennes, 1821

Argentina, Brazil, Guyana, Paraguay, Suriname, Uruguay
Amazonas-, Río de la Plata-Einzug, río Paraguay, río Paraná, río Uruguay, rio Tocantins
(Entre Ríos, Misiones)

100

500

unknown

Pterygoplichthys ambrosettii
Liposarcus anisitsi
Holmberg, 1893

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay
río Bermejo, rio Jacaré-Guaçu, rio Boa Esperança = ribeirão Boa Esperança, rio Chibarro, río Lipeo, río Paraguay-Einzug
(São Paulo, Paraná, Salta, Asunción, Formosa)

200

20 - 27

unknown

Pyxiloricaria menezesi
Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1984

Brazil
Pantanal, Rio Miranda, rio Cuiabá
(Mato Grosso do Sul)

>20

120

unknown

Rhamdella aymarae
Miquelarena & Menni, 1999

Argentina
Río Itiyuro, río Pilcomayo
(Salta, Santiago del Estero)

López, H.L.; Miquelarena,A.M. & Menni, R.C., 2003 "Lista comentada de los peces continentales de la Argentina"
Menni, R.C., 2004 "Peces y ambientes en la Argentina continental"
Ferraris, C.J. jr., 2007 "Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types (I)"

150

unknown

Rhinodoras dorbignyi
Kner, 1855

Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay
Río de la Plata, Rio Parahyba = rio Paraiba do Sul, río Paraguay, río Paraná, rio Taquarí, rio Mogi
(Rio Grande do Sul, São Paulo, Misiones, Mato Grosso do Sul)

200

20 - 25

unknown

Rineloricaria aurata
Hemiloricaria aurata
Knaack, 2003

Brazil, Paraguay
córrego Estorda, rio Papagaio, arroyo Maya, río Mboi, rio Taboco, rio Abobral, río Jejuí-mí, arroyo Pira-Cajón, córrego Forquilha, córrego Quebra-Canela, riacho Figueira, río Aquidaban, río Guaporé = río Iténez, córrego Cancela, rio Novo, rio Aricá-açu, rio Miranda, rio do Peixe, arroyo Piribebu arroyo Clementina, río Aguaray, río Paraguay
(Concepción, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul,Alto Paraguay, Amambay, Caaguazú, Canindeyú, Guairá)

Hemiloricaria aurata = Rineloricaria aurata; arroyo Pirebebuy, Dpt. Cordillera

25 - 29

unknown

Rineloricaria cacerensis
Hemiloricaria cacerensis
Miranda-Ribeiro, 1912

Brazil
Rio Paraguay-Einzug bei Cáceres
(Mato Grosso)

Hemiloricaria cacerensis = Rineloricaria cacerensis; Lectotype

unknown

Rineloricaria parva
Hemiloricaria parva
Boulenger, 1895

Argentina, Brazil; Paraguay; Uruguay
rio Santa Maria, rio Corixo, rio Salado, rio Paraguay, rio Uruguai = río Uruguay, rio Paraná, rio Pixaim, rio Miranda, rio Paray, laguna Penayo, rio Tebicuary
(Mato Grosso do Sul, Concepción (PGY))

100

25 - 29

multiple

Rineloricaria cf. parva "LDA 52"
Hemiloricaria cf. parva "LDA 52"

Paraguay
Rio Paraguay-Einzug

100

unknown

Rineloricaria sp. "Paraguay"

Paraguay
Río Paraguay

23 - 28

unknown

Rineloricaria steinbachi
Ixinandria steinbachi
Regan, 1906

Argentina, Bolivia
río Calchaqui, río Arenales, río Juramento, río Bermejo, río Mojotoro, río La Caldera, río Baritú, arroyo Vallecito, río Salinas, río Emborozú, río Cuesta Vieja, río Chuquisaca
(Salta, Jujuy, Tarija, Chuquisaca)

14 - 25

yes

Spatuloricaria evansii
Boulenger, 1892

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil
Rio Jangada = rio Jugada, oberer Río Paraquay-Einzug, río Beni-Einzug
(Mato Grosso, Beni)
IUCN: least concern

150

unknown

Sturisoma barbatum
Kner, 1854

Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay
Pantanal, rio Cuiaba, rio Paraguay, río Teuquito, rio Bigueirinho, río Colastiné Sur, río Miranda, rio Taquari, represa da Manso, rio Coxim, rio Vermelho, baia Negra
(Mato Grosso, Misiones, Asunción, Salta, Santa Fé)

120

25 - 29

Catfish Atlas 1

Sturisoma robustum
Regan, 1904

Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay
Rio Miranda, río Paraguay, rio Salado, rio Pilcomayo, lago Ypacarai, Rio Aquidaban
(Mato Grosso do Sul, La Cordillera, Presidente Hayes, Concepción)

120

24 - 28

unknown

Trachydoras paraguayensis
Eigenmann & Ward, 1907

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay
Río Paraguay-, río Paraná, rio Madeira-Einzug
(Amazonas, Mato Grosso do Sul, Rondônia, Misiones, Formosa, Beni, Alto Paraguay, Presidente Hayes, Concepción, San Pedro, Cordillera, Asunción, Central, Ñeembucú)

150

unknown

Trichomycterus aguarague
Fernández & Osinaga, 2006

Bolivia
quebrada Timboycito, quebrada La Anta
(Tarija)
IUCN: least concern

Fernández, L. & Osinaga, K., 2006 "A new Trichomycterus (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae) from Aguarague National Park of the Bolivian preandean region, with comments on relationships within the genus"
Ferraris, C.J. jr., 2007 "Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types (II)"
Terán, G.E.; Ferrer, J.; Benitez, M.; Alonso, F.; Aguilera, G. & Mirande, J.M., 2017 "Living in the waterfalls: a new species of Trichomycterus (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae) from Tabay stream, Misiones, Argentina"

24 - 30

unknown

Trichomycterus atochae
Allen, 1942

Bolivia
Río de Atocha
(Potosí)

Trichomycterus atochae = Pygidium atochae, Holotype

unknown

Trichomycterus boylei
Nichols, 1956

Argentina
Río Grande
(Jujuy)

Boyle, H.S. & Nicols, J.T., 1956 "A new pygidiin catfish from Argentina"
Arratia, G. & Marque S.M., 1985 "New catfishes of the genus Trichomycterus from the high Andes of South America (Pisces, Siluriformes) with remarks on distribution and ecology"
Fernández, L.A., 2000 "Redescription of the teleost Trichomycterus barbouri (Eigenmann, 1911), occurrence in Argentina and comparison with related species (Ostariophysi: Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae)"

unknown

Trichomycterus dali
Rizzato, Costa, Trajano & Bichuette, 2011

Brazil
Área cárstica da Serra da Bodoquena, caverna Saracura, Caverna Buraco das Abelhas, caverna do Morro do Jericó
(Mato Grosso do Sul)
IUCN: vulnerable