 Summary of loricariichthys |
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| Pronounced | lorry CARRY ICK thiss |
| Etymology | Latin, lorica, loricare = cuirass of corslet of leather + Greek, ichthys = fish |
| Feeding | In general, Loricariichthys show a varied diet including a lot of detritus and sediments, plus algae, microcrustaceans, fungi, plant remains, and larval insects. |
| Size | Smallest 110mm, largest 460mm, average 216mm, most commonly 200mm. All SL. |
| Species | There are 19 "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. acutus
(i:0, k:0)/siluriformes/loricariidae/loricariichthys/anus/1.jpg "Loricariichthys anus - Click for species page")
L. anus
(i:19, k:0)/siluriformes/loricariidae/loricariichthys/brunneus/1.jpg "Loricariichthys brunneus - Click for species page")
L. brunneus
(i:7, k:0)
L. cashibo
(i:0, k:0)
L. castaneus
(i:0, k:0)
L. chanjoo
(i:0, k:0)
L. derbyi
(i:0, k:0)
L. edentatus
(i:0, k:0)/siluriformes/loricariidae/loricariichthys/hauxwelli/1.jpg "Loricariichthys hauxwelli - Click for species page")
L. hauxwelli
(i:12, k:0)
L. labialis
(i:0, k:0)/siluriformes/loricariidae/loricariichthys/maculatus/1.jpg "Loricariichthys maculatus - Click for species page")
L. maculatus
(i:1, k:0)
L. melanocheilus
(i:0, k:0)
L. melanurus
(i:0, k:0)
L. microdon
(i:0, k:0)
L. nudirostris
(i:0, k:0)/siluriformes/loricariidae/loricariichthys/platymetopon/1.jpg "Loricariichthys platymetopon - Click for species page")
L. platymetopon
(i:6, k:0)
L. rostratus
(i:0, k:0)
L. stuebelii
(i:0, k:0)
L. ucayalensis
(i:0, k:0)
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