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Common member of the family Loricariidae
 
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Pronounced Lori KARI Iday
Family Common Name Suckermouth Armoured Catfishes
Etymology Lorica, Loricare = cuirass of corslet of leather (a suit of armour made of leather).
Features Rows of armour plating covering body, underslung suckermouth.
Distribution South America
Common Names Suckermouth Catfish, Pleco, Bristlenose, Oto, Whiptail
Size Smallest 32mm, largest 500mm, average 155mm, most commonly 120mm. All SL.
Subfamilies There are 3 subfamilies in the database
Species There are 52 "species" in 33 genera in the database
Keepers 52 species (100%) are being kept by registered keepers
Breeders 1 "species" (1.9%) are being bred.
Hop to next section Subfamilies in Loricariidae (by species)
3.Hypostominae1322 species(2542%)
3.Hypoptopomatinae145 species(279%)
3.Loricariinae89 species(171%)
Hop to next section Top Five Genera (by keepers)
1.Ancistrus 187 species(7 keepers)
2.Hypancistrus 55 species(4 keepers)
3.Pseudacanthicus 32 species(3 keepers)
4.Pterygoplichthys 23 species(2 keepers)
5.Chaetostoma 83 species(2 keepers)
Hop to next section Distribution of Loricariidae


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Hop to next section Most Kept Species
1.
Ancistrus cf. cirrhosusAncistrus cf. cirrhosus
(21%)
2.
Pterygoplichthys gibbicepsPterygoplichthys gibbiceps
(5%)
3.
Otocinclus vittatusOtocinclus vittatus
(4%)
4.
Chaetostoma formosaeChaetostoma formosae
(4%)
5.
Panaqolus maccusPanaqolus maccus
(3%)
6.
Hypancistrus debilitteraHypancistrus debilittera
(3%)
7.
Hemiancistrus sp. (L128)Hemiancistrus sp. (L128)
(3%)
8.
Baryancistrus begginiBaryancistrus beggini
(3%)
9.
Sturisomatichthys aureusSturisomatichthys aureus
(2%)
10.
Pterygoplichthys pardalisPterygoplichthys pardalis
(2%)
11.
Parotocinclus jumboParotocinclus jumbo
(2%)
12.
Otocinclus huaoraniOtocinclus huaorani
(2%)
13.
Otocinclus cocamaOtocinclus cocama
(2%)
14.
Hypancistrus zebraHypancistrus zebra
(2%)
15.
Hypancistrus sp. (L270)Hypancistrus sp. (L270)
(2%)
16.
Hypancistrus sp. (L260)Hypancistrus sp. (L260)
(2%)
17.
Hypancistrus sp. (L201)Hypancistrus sp. (L201)
(2%)
18.
Hemiancistrus subviridisHemiancistrus subviridis
(2%)
19.
Sturisomatichthys festivusSturisomatichthys festivus
(1%)
20.
Scobinancistrus raoniiScobinancistrus raonii
(1%)
21.
Pseudacanthicus sp. (L282)Pseudacanthicus sp. (L282)
(1%)
22.
Pseudacanthicus pirararaPseudacanthicus pirarara
(1%)
23.
Pseudacanthicus cf. leopardusPseudacanthicus cf. leopardus
(1%)
24.
Peckoltia comptaPeckoltia compta
(1%)
25.
Parotocinclus sp. (2)Parotocinclus sp. (2)
(1%)
Hop to next section Most Kept Species List
(Alphabetic | Chronological | Most Bred)
1.
Ancistrus cf. cirrhosusAncistrus cf. cirrhosus
(i:73, k:21, b:0)
2.
Pterygoplichthys gibbicepsPterygoplichthys gibbiceps
(i:34, k:5, b:0)
3.
Chaetostoma formosaeChaetostoma formosae
(i:29, k:4, b:0)
4.
Otocinclus vittatusOtocinclus vittatus
(i:28, k:4, b:0)
5.
Baryancistrus begginiBaryancistrus beggini
(i:18, k:3, b:0)
6.
Hemiancistrus sp. (L128)Hemiancistrus sp. (L128)
(i:36, k:3, b:0)
7.
Hypancistrus debilitteraHypancistrus debilittera
(i:17, k:3, b:0)
8.
Panaqolus maccusPanaqolus maccus
(i:29, k:3, b:0)
9.
Hemiancistrus subviridisHemiancistrus subviridis
(i:29, k:2, b:0)
10.
Hypancistrus sp. (L201)Hypancistrus sp. (L201)
(i:17, k:2, b:0)
11.
Hypancistrus sp. (L260)Hypancistrus sp. (L260)
(i:38, k:2, b:0)
12.
Hypancistrus sp. (L270)Hypancistrus sp. (L270)
(i:27, k:2, b:0)
13.
Hypancistrus zebraHypancistrus zebra
(i:55, k:2, b:2)
14.
Otocinclus cocamaOtocinclus cocama
(i:28, k:2, b:0)
15.
Otocinclus huaoraniOtocinclus huaorani
(i:4, k:2, b:0)
16.
Parotocinclus jumboParotocinclus jumbo
(i:18, k:2, b:0)
17.
Pterygoplichthys pardalisPterygoplichthys pardalis
(i:30, k:2, b:0)
18.
Sturisomatichthys aureusSturisomatichthys aureus
(i:29, k:2, b:0)
19.
Ancistrus cirrhosusAncistrus cirrhosus
(i:7, k:1, b:0)
20.
Ancistrus dolichopterusAncistrus dolichopterus
(i:36, k:1, b:0)
21.
Ancistrus piriformisAncistrus piriformis
(i:1, k:1, b:0)
22.
Ancistrus sp. (L071)Ancistrus sp. (L071)
(i:18, k:1, b:0)
23.
Ancistrus sp. (L180)Ancistrus sp. (L180)
(i:12, k:1, b:0)
24.
Ancistrus sp. (L309)Ancistrus sp. (L309)
(i:16, k:1, b:0)
25.
Ancistrus sp. (L393)Ancistrus sp. (L393)
(i:14, k:1, b:0)
26.
Baryancistrus xanthellusBaryancistrus xanthellus
(i:53, k:1, b:0)
27.
Chaetostoma sp. `RIO ZUATA(ORINOCO)`Chaetostoma sp. `RIO ZUATA(ORINOCO)`
(i:3, k:1, b:0)
28.
Chaetostoma sp. (L277)Chaetostoma sp. (L277)
(i:1, k:1, b:0)
29.
Farlowella paraguayensisFarlowella paraguayensis
(i:7, k:1, b:0)
30.
Hemiancistrus guahiborumHemiancistrus guahiborum
(i:15, k:1, b:0)
31.
Hypancistrus furunculusHypancistrus furunculus
(i:23, k:1, b:0)
32.
Hypancistrus sp. (L066)Hypancistrus sp. (L066)
(i:32, k:1, b:0)
33.
Hypancistrus sp. (L236)Hypancistrus sp. (L236)
(i:34, k:1, b:0)
34.
Hypancistrus sp. (L340)Hypancistrus sp. (L340)
(i:24, k:1, b:0)
35.
Hypoptopoma gulareHypoptopoma gulare
(i:9, k:1, b:0)
36.
Hypostomus latifronsHypostomus latifrons
(i:20, k:1, b:0)
37.
Lasiancistrus sp. (1)Lasiancistrus sp. (1)
(i:1, k:1, b:0)
38.
Leporacanthicus cf. galaxias(l007)Leporacanthicus cf. galaxias(l007)
(i:14, k:1, b:0)
39.
Leporacanthicus joselimaiLeporacanthicus joselimai
(i:17, k:1, b:0)
40.
Loricaria simillimaLoricaria simillima
(i:25, k:1, b:0)
41.
Otocinclus affinisOtocinclus affinis
(i:2, k:1, b:0)
42.
Panaqolus sp. (L002)Panaqolus sp. (L002)
(i:24, k:1, b:0)
43.
Panaqolus sp. (L403)Panaqolus sp. (L403)
(i:5, k:1, b:0)
44.
Panaque sp. (L191)Panaque sp. (L191)
(i:21, k:1, b:0)
45.
Parotocinclus maculicaudaParotocinclus maculicauda
(i:24, k:1, b:0)
46.
Parotocinclus sp. (2)Parotocinclus sp. (2)
(i:3, k:1, b:0)
47.
Peckoltia comptaPeckoltia compta
(i:38, k:1, b:0)
48.
Pseudacanthicus cf. leopardusPseudacanthicus cf. leopardus
(i:22, k:1, b:0)
49.
Pseudacanthicus pirararaPseudacanthicus pirarara
(i:42, k:1, b:0)
50.
Pseudacanthicus sp. (L282)Pseudacanthicus sp. (L282)
(i:8, k:1, b:0)
51.
Scobinancistrus raoniiScobinancistrus raonii
(i:30, k:1, b:0)
52.
Sturisomatichthys festivusSturisomatichthys festivus
(i:11, k:1, b:0)