Cat-eLog Right Loricariidae Right Loricariinae Right The genus Loricaria

Down Summary of loricaria
Pronounced lorry CAR ee ah
Etymology (Latin)Lorica, Loricare = cuirass of corslet of leather (a suit of armour made of leather).
Identification When young, Loricaria spp. can be differentiated from the similar Rineloricaria spp. by their more feathered sucker-mouths. In adults this difference is considerably more evident.
Size Smallest 81mm, largest 295mm, average 181mm, most commonly 180mm. All SL.
Species There are 22 "species" in the database
Keepers 8 species (36%) are being kept by registered keepers
New spp. / time
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Distribution

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1.
Loricaria simillimaLoricaria simillima
(45.45%)
2.
Loricaria nimairacoLoricaria nimairaco
(31.31%)
3.
Loricaria lataLoricaria lata
(12.12%)
4.
Loricaria parnahybaeLoricaria parnahybae
(4.04%)
5.
Loricaria birindelliiLoricaria birindellii
(3.03%)
6.
Loricaria cataphractaLoricaria cataphracta
(2.02%)
7.
Loricaria tucumanensisLoricaria tucumanensis
(1.01%)
8.
Loricaria lundbergiLoricaria lundbergi
(1.01%)
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