 Summary of 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 |
| New spp. / time |  |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1750 | 1770 | 1790 | 1810 | 1830 | 1850 | 1870 | 1890 | 1910 | 1930 | 1950 | 1970 | 1990 | 2010 |
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| Distribution |
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| Genus Thumbnails |
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L. apeltogaster
(i:0, k:0)/siluriformes/loricariidae/loricaria/birindellii/1.jpg "Loricaria birindellii - Click for species page")
L. birindellii
(i:10, k:0)/siluriformes/loricariidae/loricaria/cataphracta/1.jpg "Loricaria cataphracta - Click for species page")
L. cataphracta
(i:7, k:0)
L. clavipinna
(i:0, k:0)
L. coximensis
(i:0, k:0)
L. cuffyi
(i:0, k:0)
L. holmbergi
(i:0, k:0)/siluriformes/loricariidae/loricaria/lata/1.jpg "Loricaria lata - Click for species page")
L. lata
(i:6, k:0)/siluriformes/loricariidae/loricaria/luciae/1.jpg "Loricaria luciae - Click for species page")
L. luciae
(i:13, k:0)/siluriformes/loricariidae/loricaria/lundbergi/1.jpg "Loricaria lundbergi - Click for species page")
L. lundbergi
(i:3, k:0)/siluriformes/loricariidae/loricaria/nickeriensis/1.jpg "Loricaria nickeriensis - Click for species page")
L. nickeriensis
(i:2, k:0)/siluriformes/loricariidae/loricaria/nimairaco/1.jpg "Loricaria nimairaco - Click for species page")
L. nimairaco
(i:20, k:0)/siluriformes/loricariidae/loricaria/parnahybae/1.jpg "Loricaria parnahybae - Click for species page")
L. parnahybae
(i:4, k:0)
L. piracicabae
(i:0, k:0)/siluriformes/loricariidae/loricaria/pumila/1.jpg "Loricaria pumila - Click for species page")
L. pumila
(i:3, k:0)/siluriformes/loricariidae/loricaria/simillima/1.jpg "Loricaria simillima - Click for species page")
L. simillima
(i:29, k:0)/siluriformes/loricariidae/loricaria/sp%60rio_orituco%60/1.jpg "Loricaria sp. `RIO ORITUCO` - Click for species page")
L. sp. `RIO ORITUCO`
(i:5, k:0)
L. sp. (LDA103)
(i:0, k:0)
L. sp. (LDA120)
(i:0, k:0)/siluriformes/loricariidae/loricaria/spinulifera/1.jpg "Loricaria spinulifera - Click for species page")
L. spinulifera
(i:3, k:0)/siluriformes/loricariidae/loricaria/tucumanensis/1.jpg "Loricaria tucumanensis - Click for species page")
L. tucumanensis
(i:3, k:0)
L. turi
(i:0, k:0)
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