Etymology
loricare (lat.) = corslet of leather, ichthys (gr.) = fish
Classification
Synonyms
Parahemiodon
Plecostomus
Plecostomus
Length (total)
12 - 50 cm
Body height
flat
Sex difference
note lips
Breeding behavior
lip breeder
Distribution
Similar Genus
Internet sources
- Bleeker, M., 1862 "Atlas ichthyologique des Indes orientales néêrlandaises : publié sous les auspices du gouvernement colonial néêrlandais"
- Reis, R. & Pereira, H.L., 2000 "Three New Species of the Loricariid Catfish Genus Loricariichthys (Teleostei: Siluriformes) from Southern South America" (Copeia, No. 4, P. 1029)
- Covain, R. & Fisch-Muller, S., 2007 "The genera of the Neotropical armored catfish subfamily Loricariinae (Siluriformes: Loricariidae): a practical key and synopsis" (Zootaxa, No. 1462, P. 1)
- Londoño-Burbano, A. & Reis, R.E., 2021 "A combined molecular and morphological phylogeny of the Loricariinae (Siluriformes: Loricariidae), with emphasis on the Harttiini and Farlowellini" (PlosOne)
Species
Species
Country
Origin
Country
Origin
Length
(cm)
(cm)
AQ
(cm)
(cm)
T.
(°C)
(°C)
Bree
ding
ding
Loricariichthys acutus
Valenciennes, 1840
Brazil, Guyana, Peru
Lago Jacaretinga, rio Cuieiras, rio Acarai, rio Tapajós; Yupakari; río Utiquinea
(Pará, Loreto, Amazonas (BRA))
Valenciennes, 1840
Brazil, Guyana, Peru
Lago Jacaretinga, rio Cuieiras, rio Acarai, rio Tapajós; Yupakari; río Utiquinea
(Pará, Loreto, Amazonas (BRA))
25
150
24 - 28
unknown
Loricariichthys anus
Valenciennes, 1835
Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay
Rio Tacuarembò, unterer río Paraná-, río Uruguay-, lagoa dos Patos-Einzug
(Rivera, Tacuarembó, Entre Rios, Rio Grande do Sul, Soriano, Río Negro, Santa Fé, Santa Catarina)
Valenciennes, 1835
Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay
Rio Tacuarembò, unterer río Paraná-, río Uruguay-, lagoa dos Patos-Einzug
(Rivera, Tacuarembó, Entre Rios, Rio Grande do Sul, Soriano, Río Negro, Santa Fé, Santa Catarina)
50
250
18 - 22
unknown
Loricariichthys brunneus
Hacock, 1828
Guyana, Colombia, Venezuela
Río Orinoco, río Cusiana, Demerara River
(Casanare, Bolívar (VEN), Upper Demerara-Berbice, Essequibo Islands - West Demerara, Demerara-Mahaica)
Hacock, 1828
Guyana, Colombia, Venezuela
Río Orinoco, río Cusiana, Demerara River
(Casanare, Bolívar (VEN), Upper Demerara-Berbice, Essequibo Islands - West Demerara, Demerara-Mahaica)
Hancock, John, 1829 "Notes on some species of Fishes and Reptiles, from Demerara"
Isbrücker, I.J.H. & Nijssen, H., 1979 "Three new South American mailed catfishes of the genera Rineloricaria and Loricariichthys (Pisces, Siluriformes, Loricariidae)"
Isbrücker, I.J.H., 1980 "Classification and catalogue of the mailed Loricariidae (Pisces, Siluriformes)"
Isbrücker, I.J.H. & Nijssen, H., 1979 "Three new South American mailed catfishes of the genera Rineloricaria and Loricariichthys (Pisces, Siluriformes, Loricariidae)"
Isbrücker, I.J.H., 1980 "Classification and catalogue of the mailed Loricariidae (Pisces, Siluriformes)"
25
150
26 - 30
unknown
14
100
unknown
Loricariichthys castaneus
Castelnau, 1855
Brazil
rio Quenda = rio Grande, ➀ rio Betari = rio Iporanga, rio Muriaé, ➀ rio Paraíba do Sul = rio Parahyba, unnamed creek to rio Ribeira de Iguape, rio Doce, rio Manhuaçu, rio Piranga, rio Suaçuí Grande, ➀ rio Pomba, Atlantic SE: Küstengewässer
(Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Espírito Santo)
Castelnau, 1855
Brazil
rio Quenda = rio Grande, ➀ rio Betari = rio Iporanga, rio Muriaé, ➀ rio Paraíba do Sul = rio Parahyba, unnamed creek to rio Ribeira de Iguape, rio Doce, rio Manhuaçu, rio Piranga, rio Suaçuí Grande, ➀ rio Pomba, Atlantic SE: Küstengewässer
(Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Espírito Santo)
25
150
unknown
Fowler, Henry W., 1939 "A Collection of Fishes Obtained by Mr. William C. Morrow in the Ucayali River Basin, Peru"
Isbrücker, I.J.H., 1980 "Classification and catalogue of the mailed Loricariidae (Pisces, Siluriformes)"
Ferraris, C.J. jr., 2007 "Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types (I)"
Isbrücker, I.J.H., 1980 "Classification and catalogue of the mailed Loricariidae (Pisces, Siluriformes)"
Ferraris, C.J. jr., 2007 "Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types (I)"
27
180
unknown
Loricariichthys derbyi
Fowler, 1915
Brazil
Rio Jaguaribe bei Barro Alto, rio Longá im rio Parnaiba-Einzug
(Ceará, Piauí)
Fowler, 1915
Brazil
Rio Jaguaribe bei Barro Alto, rio Longá im rio Parnaiba-Einzug
(Ceará, Piauí)
22
150
unknown
Loricariichthys edentatus
Reis & Pereira, 2000
Argentina, Uruguay
Brazo Itape bei Concepción del Uruguay, Salto Grande, rio Uruguay
(Entre Rios, Salto, Corrientes)
Reis & Pereira, 2000
Argentina, Uruguay
Brazo Itape bei Concepción del Uruguay, Salto Grande, rio Uruguay
(Entre Rios, Salto, Corrientes)
Reis, R. & Pereira, H.L., 2000 "Three New Species of the Loricariid Catfish Genus Loricariichthys (Teleostei: Siluriformes) from Southern South America"
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"
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"
13
80
unknown
Loricariichthys hauxwelli
Fowler, 1915
Ecuador, Colombia, Peru
Oberer Amazonas- und río Ucayali-Einzug
Fowler, 1915
Ecuador, Colombia, Peru
Oberer Amazonas- und río Ucayali-Einzug
18
120
unknown
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)
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)
25
150
unknown
Loricariichthys melanocheilus
Reis & Pereira, 2000
Argentina,Brazil, Uruguay
rio Ijuí-Mirim, arroio do Salso, unterer Río Paraná-Einzug
(Rio Grande do Sul, Entre Rios)
Reis & Pereira, 2000
Argentina,Brazil, Uruguay
rio Ijuí-Mirim, arroio do Salso, unterer Río Paraná-Einzug
(Rio Grande do Sul, Entre Rios)
Reis, R. & Pereira, H.L., 2000 "Three New Species of the Loricariid Catfish Genus Loricariichthys (Teleostei: Siluriformes) from Southern South America"
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"
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"
25
150
18 - 25
unknown
Loricariichthys melanurus
Reis, Vieira & Pereira, 2021
Brazil
rio Itabapoana-, rio Itapemirim-Einzug
(Espírito Santo)
Reis, Vieira & Pereira, 2021
Brazil
rio Itabapoana-, rio Itapemirim-Einzug
(Espírito Santo)
unknown
12
80
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)
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)
33
180
26 - 30
Catfish Atlas 1
Loricariichthys rostratus
Reis & Pereira, 2000
Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay
Rio São Francisco Falso, rio São Francisco Verdadeiro, rio Ocoí, arroio Guaçu
(Paraná, Mato Grosso do Sul, Itapua, Misiones)
Reis & Pereira, 2000
Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay
Rio São Francisco Falso, rio São Francisco Verdadeiro, rio Ocoí, arroio Guaçu
(Paraná, Mato Grosso do Sul, Itapua, Misiones)
30
150
18 - 25
unknown
Regan, C. Tate, 1913 "Fishes from Peru, collected by Dr. H. Forbes"
Isbrücker, I.J.H. & Nijssen, H., 1979 "Three new South American mailed catfishes of the genera Rineloricaria and Loricariichthys (Pisces, Siluriformes, Loricariidae)"
Isbrücker, I.J.H., 1980 "Classification and catalogue of the mailed Loricariidae (Pisces, Siluriformes)"
Isbrücker, I.J.H. & Nijssen, H., 1979 "Three new South American mailed catfishes of the genera Rineloricaria and Loricariichthys (Pisces, Siluriformes, Loricariidae)"
Isbrücker, I.J.H., 1980 "Classification and catalogue of the mailed Loricariidae (Pisces, Siluriformes)"
22
150
unknown