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Astroblepidae (Kletterwelse)
Auchenipteridae (Falsche Dornwelse)
Doradidae (Dornwelse)
Heptapteridae (Heptapteridae)
Loricariidae (Harnischwelse)
Pimelodidae (Antennenwelse)
Pseudopimelodidae (Großmaul-Antennenwelse)
Subfamily
all
Delturinae
Hypoptopomatinae
Hypostominae
Lithogeneinae
Loricariinae
Neoplecostominae
Rhinelepinae
with genus
Genus
Length (total)
Body
height
dorsal
fin
soft
rays
Adi
pose
Acanthicus
Spix / Agassiz, 1829
Elfenwelse
120
flat
8 ( - 9)
no
flat head, heavy growth with odontodes
Acestridium
Hasemann, 1912
7
normal
7
no
needle-shaped, rounded caudal
Ancistomus
Isbrücker & Seidel, 2001
Trugschilderwelse
Peckoltia (snethlageae-Gruppe)
25
normal
7
yes
elongated than
Peckoltia
Ancistrini
Kner, 1853
35
not
all
Ancistrus
Kner, 1854
Antennenwelse
30
flat
(6 - ) 7 ( - 10)
yes
Tentacles on the head
Andeancistrus
Lujan, Meza-Vargas & Barriga-Salazar, 2015
18
normal
7
yes
Aphanotorulus
Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1983
Leopardschilderwelse
(frankei-Gruppe)
65
flat
7
yes
Leopard pattern, lobes of the caudal fin approximately the same length
Apistoloricaria
Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1986
16
very flat
6
no
Aposturisoma
Isbrücker, Britski, Nijssen & Ortega, 1983
25
5
no
Araichthys
Zawadzki, Bifi & Mariotto, 2016
11
7
no
Avalithoxus
Lujan, Armbruster & Lovejoy, 2018
6
very flat
yes
Mouth: jagged edge striking circular
Baryancistrus
Rapp Py-Daniel, 1989
Prachtharnischwelse
40
height
7
yes
Dorsal fin and adipose fin are connected to a diaphragm
Brochiloricaria
Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1979
40
flat
no
teeth with equal size on both jaws
Chaetostoma
Heckel in Tschudi, 1845
Gebirgsharnischwelse
30
very flat
7 - 9
not
all
"rubber mouth"
Chauliocheilos
Martins, Andrade, Rosa & Langeani, 2014
7
no
Cochliodon
Heckel in Kner, 1854
Hypostomus (cochliodon-Gruppe)
50
very height
7
not
all
few spoon-shaped teeth, jaws v-shaped
Cordylancistrus
Isbrücker, 1980
Breitkopf-Gebirgsharnischwelse
18
very flat
8 ( - 9)
yes
haunch-shaped head
Corumbataia
Britski, 1997
5
7
no
Corymbophanes
Eigenmann, 1909
9
very flat
7
no
Crossoloricaria
Issbrücker, 1979
30
very flat
no
Cryptancistrus
Fisch-Muller, Mol & Covain, 2018
8
Cteniloricaria
Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1979
20
very flat
7
no
Curculionichthys
Roxo, da Costa e Silva, Orrego & Oliveira, 2015
4
7 - 8
Dasyloricaria
Isbrücker, Nijssen, 1979
40
height
no
Dekeyseria
Rapp Py-Daniel, 1985
Rotdornharnischwels
25
very flat
7
yes
afterbody strongly keeled
Delturus
Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889
30
flat
8 - 10
yes
flat, strong keel before adipose fin
Dentectus
Salazar, Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1982
15
very flat
6
no
Dolichancistrus
Isbrücker, 1980
Langstachel-Gebirgsharnischwelse
18
very flat
(7 - ) 8 - 9 ( - 11)
yes
"rubber mouth", many small bristles along the snout
Epactionotus
Reis & Schaefer, 1998
5
Etsaputu
Lujan, Armbruster & Rengifo, 2011
12
normal
7
yes
Eurycheilichthys
Reis & Schaefer, 1992
9
7 soft rays in the pectoral fin
Euryochus
Pereira & Reis, 2017
15
Exastilithoxus
Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1979
Fransenmaul-Stromschnellen-Harnischwels
8
very flat
6 - 7
yes
jagged mouth with many lip barbels!
Farlowella
Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889
Schnabel-, Faden-, Nadelwelse
28
no
Fonchiiichthys
Isbrücker & Michels, 2001
20
flat
Fonchiiloricaria
Rodriguez, Ortega & Covain, 2011
20
no
12 soft rays in the caudal fin
Furcodontichthys
Rapp Py-Daniel, 1981
15
flat
no
2 large, widely branched lip barbels, pointed head
Glyptoperichthys
Weber, 1991
Segelschilderwelse
Pterygoplichthys
60
height
(11 - ) 12 - 14
yes
bumps on the supraoccipital plate
Guyanancistrus
Isbrücker, 2001
Pseudancistrus (brevispinis-Gruppe)
21
very flat
7
yes
relatively large, very small maxillary barbels
Gymnotocinclus
Carvalho, Lehmann, Reis, 2008
8
normal
7
no
Harttia
Steindachner, 1876
20
very flat
6
no
very broad, flattened caudal peduncle
Harttiella
Boeseman, 1971
7
very flat
6 - 7
no
Hemiancistrus
Bleeker, 1862
Großaugen-Harnischwelse
50
normal
7
yes
Collection of genera
Hemiloricaria
Bleeker, 1862
Hexenwelse
25
very flat
7 ( - 8)
no
Hemiodontichthys
Bleeker, 1862
15
flat
6
no
Hemipsilichthys
Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889
15
7 ( - 9)
not
all
Hirtella
Pereira, Zanata, Cetra & Reis, 2014
7
Hisonotus
Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889
7
very flat
(6 - ) 7
no
Hopliancistrus
Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1989
Dreihornharnischwelse
15
very flat
yes
three extremely strong odontodes behind the gill cover
Hypancistrus
Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1991
35
normal
7
yes
relatively small mouth, greatly reduced dentition
Hypoptopoma
Günther, 1868
13
very flat
7
yes
far outside eyes, spatulate body, strong armor
Hypostomus
Lacépède, 1803
Schilderwelse
60
height
7 ( - 11)
yes
no odontodes of interoperculum, usually colored inconspicuous
Isbrueckerichthys
Derijst, 1996
13
7
Isorineloricaria
Isbrücker, 1980
Igel-Harnischwelse
(spinossissimus-group)
60
flat
yes
extremely long by greatly elongated, thin, round caudal peduncle
Ixinandria
Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1979
13
very flat
no
Kronichthys
Miranda Ribeiro, 1908
15
7 - 8
yes
Lamontichthys
Miranda Ribeiro, 1939
28
normal
no
Lampiella
Isbrücker, 2001
6
height
no
Lasiancistrus
Regan, 1904
Deltaschwanzwelse
25
very flat
7 - 8
yes
thick and thin odontodes on the operculum
Leliella
Isbrücker, 2001
15
flat
no
Leporacanthicus
Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1989
Rüsselzahnwelse
30
normal
8
yes
"Buck teeth", upper lip has barbels!
Leptoancistrus
Meek & Hildebrand, 1916
Hochgebirgs-Harnischwelse
10
very flat
8
no
no anal fin
Leptotocinclus
Delapieve, Lehmann & Reis, 2017
5
normal
Limatulichthys
Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1979
28
flat
6
no
Lipopterichthys
Norman, 1935
10
only 12 soft rays in caudal fin
Liposarcus
Günther, 1864
Segelschilderwelse
Pterygoplichthys (multiradiatus-Gruppe)
60
height
(11 - ) 12 - 14
yes
no bumps on the supraoccipital plate
Lithogenes
Eigenmann, 1909
9
7 - 8
yes
Lithoxancistrus
Isbrücker, Nijssen & Cala, 1988
Flachkopfharnischwelse
Pseudancistrus (orinoco-Gruppe)
20
very flat
7
yes
Lithoxus
Eigenmann, 1910
8
very flat
not
all
Mouth: jagged edge striking circular
Loraxichthys
Salcedo, 2013
7
flat
no
Loricaria
Linnaeus, 1758
35
flat
6 - 7
no
finely feathery mouth
Loricariichthys
Bleeker, 1862
Riesenhexenwelse
50
flat
no
Megalancistrus
Isbrücker, 1980
Riesenkaktuswelse
80
height
(9 - ) 10 ( - 11)
yes
massive
Metaloricaria
Isbrücker, 1975
35
6
no
Micracanthicus
Lujan & Armbruster, 2011
8
flat
Microlepidogaster
Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889
Hisonotus
8
6 - 7
no
Microplecostomus
Silva, Roxo, Orrego & Oliveira , 2016
5
normal
7
Nannoplecostomus
Ribeiro, Lima & Pereira , 2012
3
Nannoptopoma
Schaefer, 1996
6
no
Nannoxyropsis
Delapieve, Lehmann & Reis, 2017
6
normal
7
Neblinichthys
Ferraris, Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1889
Neblina-Harnischwelse
10
very flat
(6 - ) 7 ( - 8)
yes
males have on the head are long, forward looking odontodes
Neoplecostomus
Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1888
13
7
yes
Niobichthys
Schaefer & Provenzano, 1998
10
very flat
no
afterbody and caudal peduncle strongly flattened
Oligancistrus
Rapp Py-Daniel, 1989
Segelflossenharnischwels
Spectracanthicus
20
normal
7
yes
Otocinclus
Cope, 1872
Trommelfell-Welse
8
6 ( - 8)
no
Otothyris
Myers, 1927
4
no
Otothyropsis
Ribeiro, Carvalho & Melo, 2005
6
Oxyropsis
Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889
9
no
Panaqolus
Isbrücker & Schraml, 2001
Zwergschilderwelse, Tigerharnischwelse
Panaque (dentex-Gruppe)
20
normal
7 ( - 8)
yes
jaw mostly strong v-shaped
Panaque
Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889
70
very height
7
yes
jaw mostly strong v-shaped
Paralithoxus
Boeseman, 1982
8
very flat
yes
Mouth: jagged edge striking circular
Paraloricaria
Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1979
60
flat
yes
Parancistrus
Bleeker, 1862
Breitkopfharnischwelse
25
very flat
7
yes
first ray of the dorsal severely bent, huge gill opening
Pareiorhaphis
Miranda Ribeiro, 1918
15
flat
yes
Pareiorhina
Gosline, 1947
7
7
no
Parotocinclus
Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889
8
6 - 7
yes
Paulasquama
Armbruster & Taphorn, 2011
7
very flat
7
yes
Peckoltia
Miranda-Ribeiro, 1912
Zwergschilderwels
50
normal
7 ( - 8)
yes
Peckoltichthys
Miranda-Ribeiro, 1917
Flachstirnharnischwelse
Peckoltia (ucayalensis-Gruppe)
15
height
7
yes
elongated, flat forehead
Planiloricaria
Isbrücker, 1971
35
very flat
no
very small eyes, disk-shaped head
Plesioptopoma
Reis, Pereira & Lehmann, 2012
10
Pogonopoma
Regan, 1904
Tannenzapfen-Harnischwels
45
flat
7 - 8 ( - 11)
not
all
Proloricaria
Isbrücker, 2001
50
flat
Pseudacanthicus
Bleeker, 1882
Kaktuswelse
100
height
8 - 9
yes
strongly keeled, thorn-like odontodes
Pseudancistrus
Bleeker, 1862
Borstenkranz-Harnischwelse
25
flat
7 ( - 11)
yes
long beard from odontodes
Pseudohemiodon
Bleeker, 1862
Flunderharnischwelse
35
very flat
no
Pseudolithoxus
Isbrücker / Werner, 2001
Fliegerharnischwelse
Lasiancistrus (anthrax-Gruppe)
20
very flat
7 ( - 8)
yes
very long pectoral fins
Pseudoloricaria
Blecker, 1862
30
flat
no
Pseudoqolus
Lujan, Cramer, Covain, Fisch-Muller & López-Fernández, 2017
20
normal
7
yes
Pseudorinelepis
Bleekter, 1862
Tannenzapfen-Harnischwels
60
flat
7 - 8
no
no iris cloth, pinecone-like bone plates, flat head
Pseudotocinclus
Nichols, 1919
8
(6 - ) 7
no
Pseudotothyris
Britski & Garavello, 1984
5
(6 - ) 7
no
Pterosturisoma
Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1978
20
flat
6
no
Pterygoplichthys
Gill, 1858
Segelschilderwelse
40
height
10 - 11 ( - 12)
yes
no bumps on the supraoccipital plate
Pyxiloricaria
Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1984
20
very flat
no
triangular head
Reganella
Eigenmann, 1905
15
very flat
6
no
Rhadinoloricaria
Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1974
17
very flat
no
long, pointed head
Rhinelepis
Spix, 1829
Tannenzapfen-Harnischwelse
70
flat
7
no
no iris cloth, pinecone-like bone plates, flat head
Rhinolekos
F. de Oliveira Martins & F. Langeani, 2011
6
flat
6 - 7
no
Ricola
Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1978
25
flat
Rineloricaria
Bleeker, 1862
25
no
Schizolecis
Britski & Garavello, 1984
5
height
no
Scobinancistrus
Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1989
Pfauenharnischwelse
40
flat
7
yes
very few long teeth, elongated
Soromonichthys
Lujan & Armbruster, 2011
4
flat
7
yes
Spatuloricaria
Schulz, 1944
Kammharnischwelse
60
very flat
7
no
Spectracanthicus
Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1987
Falsche Rüsselzahnwelse
15
flat
7
yes
"Buck teeth", upper lip has
no
barbels! very pointed head
Squaliforma
Isbrücker & Michels, 2001
Haischilderwelse
Aphanotorulus (emarginatus-Gruppe)
65
flat
7
yes
Leopard pattern, lower lobe of the caudal fin is longer
Sturisoma
Swainson, 1838
Störwelse
30
no
Sturisomatichthys
Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1979
25
no
Transancistrus
Lujan, Meza-Vargas & Barriga-Salazar, 2015
10
very flat
7
Zonancistrus
Isbrücker, 2001
Schmetterlingsharnischwelse
Dekeyseria (brachyura-Gruppe)
18
very flat
7
yes
conspicuous bands, caudal peduncle strongly keeled, long, pointed head
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11
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12
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13, 16
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14
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17
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18, 99
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19
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20
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61
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64
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65
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74
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