Classification
Synonyms
Length (total)
9 - 35 cm
Body height
flat
Mouth
finely pinnate
Jaw
premaxillary two times longer than dentary teeth
Breeding behavior
lip breeder
Others
often head deformation in the frys
Strinking
of them
of them
finely feathery mouth
Similar Genus
Additional literatur
- H.-G. Evers / I. Seidel "Welsatlas 1" S.579-584
- Evers, Hans-Georg: "Fischen im Rio Paraná - Fluss der Riesen"
(Amazonas Juli/August 2010 - "Wels-Presseschau")
Internet sources
- Linné, Carl & Salvius, Lars, 1758 "Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae"
- Isbrücker, I.J.H., 1972 "The identity of the South Amercian catfish Loricaria cataphracta Linnaeus, 1758, with redescription of the orginal type specimens of four other Loricaria species (Pisces, Siluriformes, Loricariidae)" (Beaufortia, Vol. 19 No. 255)
- 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)
Species
Species
Country
Origin
Country
Origin
Length
(cm)
(cm)
AQ
(cm)
(cm)
T.
(°C)
(°C)
Bree
ding
ding
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)
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)
35
150
unknown
25
120
25 - 29
unknown
Loricaria cataphracta
Linnaeus, 1758
Brazil, Surinam, Guyana, Französisch-Guyana
Maroni River = Marowijne River, Küstengewässer Guyana-Staaten, Nordostbrasilien
Linnaeus, 1758
Brazil, Surinam, Guyana, Französisch-Guyana
Maroni River = Marowijne River, Küstengewässer Guyana-Staaten, Nordostbrasilien
35
150
25 - 29
Aquaristik aktuell 3/97
Loricaria clavipinna
Fowler, 1940
Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru
río Ucayali, río Acre, rio Envira
(Loreto, Acre)
Fowler, 1940
Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru
río Ucayali, río Acre, rio Envira
(Loreto, Acre)
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)"
Isbrücker, I.J.H., 1981 "Revision of Loricaria Linnaeus, 1758 (Pisces, Siluriformes, Loricariidae)"
Isbrücker, I.J.H., 1980 "Classification and catalogue of the mailed Loricariidae (Pisces, Siluriformes)"
Isbrücker, I.J.H., 1981 "Revision of Loricaria Linnaeus, 1758 (Pisces, Siluriformes, Loricariidae)"
21
120
unknown
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"
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"
12
80
unknown
Loricaria cuffyi
Londoño‐Burbano, Urbano‐Bonilla, Thomas, 2020
Guyana, Venezuela
Ireng River, río Manapiare, río Ventuari, Oberer Essequibo River-, oberer rio Negro-, oberer río Orinoco-Einzug
(Amazonas (VEN), Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo)
Londoño‐Burbano, Urbano‐Bonilla, Thomas, 2020
Guyana, Venezuela
Ireng River, río Manapiare, río Ventuari, Oberer Essequibo River-, oberer rio Negro-, oberer río Orinoco-Einzug
(Amazonas (VEN), Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo)
22
150
unknown
Loricaria holmbergi
Rodríguez & Miquelarena, 2005
Argentina
Arroyo en Aguas Calientes, rio São Francisco-Einzug
(Jujuy)
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"
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"
15
100
unknown
Loricaria lata
Eigenmann / Eigenmann, 1889
Brazil
rio Tocantins-Einzug, rio Vermelho, rio Fartura
(Goiás)
Eigenmann / Eigenmann, 1889
Brazil
rio Tocantins-Einzug, rio Vermelho, rio Fartura
(Goiás)
30
150
26 - 30
Catfish Atlas 1
Loricaria lentiginosa
Proloricaria lentiginosa
Isbrücker, 1979
Brazil
Represa de Volta Grande, rio Grande, rio Mogi-Guaçu = rio Mojiguaçu, oberer rio Paraná-Einzug
(São Paulo)
Proloricaria lentiginosa
Isbrücker, 1979
Brazil
Represa de Volta Grande, rio Grande, rio Mogi-Guaçu = rio Mojiguaçu, oberer rio Paraná-Einzug
(São Paulo)
50
300
16 - 22
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)
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)
23
150
22 - 27
unknown
Loricaria lundbergi
Thomas & Rapp Py-Daniel, 2008
Brazil, Venezuela
rio Negro, río Casiquiare, río Mawarinuma im río Baria-Einzug, rio Jaburu
(Amazonas)
Thomas & Rapp Py-Daniel, 2008
Brazil, Venezuela
rio Negro, río Casiquiare, río Mawarinuma im río Baria-Einzug, rio Jaburu
(Amazonas)
16
100
25 - 29
unknown
Loricaria nickeriensis
Isbrücker, 1979
Suriname
Fallawatra River, Nickerie River-, Marowijne River-Einzug
(Nickerie, Sipaliwini)
Isbrücker, 1979
Suriname
Fallawatra River, Nickerie River-, Marowijne River-Einzug
(Nickerie, Sipaliwini)
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)"
Isbrücker, I.J.H., 1981 "Revision of Loricaria Linnaeus, 1758 (Pisces, Siluriformes, Loricariidae)"
Isbrücker, I.J.H., 1980 "Classification and catalogue of the mailed Loricariidae (Pisces, Siluriformes)"
Isbrücker, I.J.H., 1981 "Revision of Loricaria Linnaeus, 1758 (Pisces, Siluriformes, Loricariidae)"
15
100
25 - 29
unknown
Loricaria nimairaco
Londoño-Burbano, Urbano-Bonilla, Thomas & Britto, 2023
Brazil, Colombia, Peru
Amazonas, laguna Yahuarcaca, río Putomayo, caño Chufiya, río Guineo, río Orteguaza
(Amazonas (COL), Caquetá, Putumayo)
Londoño-Burbano, Urbano-Bonilla, Thomas & Britto, 2023
Brazil, Colombia, Peru
Amazonas, laguna Yahuarcaca, río Putomayo, caño Chufiya, río Guineo, río Orteguaza
(Amazonas (COL), Caquetá, Putumayo)
22
150
unknown
Loricaria parnahybae
Steindachner, 1907
Brazil, French Guiana
Rio Parnaíba-Einzug, rio Guamá; Oiapoque
(Maranhão, Piauí)
Steindachner, 1907
Brazil, French Guiana
Rio Parnaíba-Einzug, rio Guamá; Oiapoque
(Maranhão, Piauí)
Steindachner, Dr. F., 1907 "Bericht über zwei neue Arten von Süßwasserfischen aus dem Stromgebiete des Parnahyba"
Fowler, Henry W., 1941 "A Collection of Fresh-Water Fishes obtained in Eastern Brazil By Dr. Rudolpho Von Ihering"
Isbrücker, I.J.H., 1979 "Descriptions préliminaries de nouveaux taxa de la famille des Loricariidae, poissons-chats cuirassés néotropicaux, avec un catalogue critique de la sous-famille nominale (Pisces, Siluriformes)"
Fowler, Henry W., 1941 "A Collection of Fresh-Water Fishes obtained in Eastern Brazil By Dr. Rudolpho Von Ihering"
Isbrücker, I.J.H., 1979 "Descriptions préliminaries de nouveaux taxa de la famille des Loricariidae, poissons-chats cuirassés néotropicaux, avec un catalogue critique de la sous-famille nominale (Pisces, Siluriformes)"
20
100
26 - 29
unknown
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)"
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"
Ferraris, C.J. jr., 2007 "Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types (I)"
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"
22
150
unknown
Loricaria prolixa
Proloricaria prolixa
Isbrücker & Njissen, 1978
Brazil
río Piracicaba, río Corumbatí, Rio Grande, oberer Rio Paraná, río de La Plata? , rio Mogi-Guaçu
(Paraná, São Paulo)
Proloricaria prolixa
Isbrücker & Njissen, 1978
Brazil
río Piracicaba, río Corumbatí, Rio Grande, oberer Rio Paraná, río de La Plata? , rio Mogi-Guaçu
(Paraná, São Paulo)
35
200
16 - 22
unknown
Loricaria pumila
Thomas & Rapp Py-Daniel, 2008
Brazil
unterer rio Tocantins, rio Para, unter rio Tapajos, Amazonas
(Pará (BRA))
Thomas & Rapp Py-Daniel, 2008
Brazil
unterer rio Tocantins, rio Para, unter rio Tapajos, Amazonas
(Pará (BRA))
10
80
unknown
Loricaria simillima
Regan, 1904
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, Colombia, Paraguay, Peru, Venezuela, Uruguay
Amazonas-, rio Solimões-, río Paraná-, río Orinoco-, río Uruguay-Einzug
(Amazonas, Pará, Entre Rios, Misiones, Salto)
Regan, 1904
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, Colombia, Paraguay, Peru, Venezuela, Uruguay
Amazonas-, rio Solimões-, río Paraná-, río Orinoco-, río Uruguay-Einzug
(Amazonas, Pará, Entre Rios, Misiones, Salto)
25
120
24 - 29
multiple
25
60
unknown
Loricaria spinulifera
Thomas & Rapp Py-Daniel, 2008
Brazil
Rio Uraricoera, unterer rio Branco, unterer Rio Jauaperi, rio Negro-Einzug
(Amazonas (BRA), Roraima)
Thomas & Rapp Py-Daniel, 2008
Brazil
Rio Uraricoera, unterer rio Branco, unterer Rio Jauaperi, rio Negro-Einzug
(Amazonas (BRA), Roraima)
25
150
25 - 29
unknown
20
100
21 - 24
yes
Loricaria turi
Saraiva, Abreu, Ottoni & Piorski, 2021
Brazil
lago Mendes, lago de São Pedro, lago do Rapa Cuia, lago do Arrodeador, rio Turiaçu-Einzug
(Maranhão)
Saraiva, Abreu, Ottoni & Piorski, 2021
Brazil
lago Mendes, lago de São Pedro, lago do Rapa Cuia, lago do Arrodeador, rio Turiaçu-Einzug
(Maranhão)
25
180
unknown
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Leandro Sousa (CC BY-NC 3.0)
1, 4
3, 11, 12, 14
Ingo Seidel
5
José "BlackSouL" Sole
7
8, 10, 13
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