All Fishes ⇒ Loricariidae ⇒ Loricariinae ⇒ The genus Loricaria

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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 1 species (4.5%) are being kept by registered keepers
New spp. / time
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Distribution

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1.
Loricaria simillimaLoricaria simillima
(100%)
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