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Class: Teleostei
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae Armored catfishes
Subfamily: Loricariinae
Genus: Loricariichthys

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18 species (see list below)
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Loricariichthys acutus South America. 28 SL 1840
Loricariichthys anus South America 46 1835
Loricariichthys brunneus South America 1828
Loricariichthys cashibo South America 13 1942
Loricariichthys castaneus South America 39.6 TL 1855
Loricariichthys chanjoo South America 23 1940
Loricariichthys derbyi South America 24.9 TL 1915
Loricariichthys edentatus South America 11.5 SL 2000
Loricariichthys hauxwelli South America 18 1915
Loricariichthys labialis South America 22 SL 1895
Loricariichthys maculatus South America 26.3 SL 1794
Loricariichthys melanocheilus South America 43 SL 2000
Loricariichthys microdon South America 11 1909
Loricariichthys nudirostris South America 23.5 SL 1853
Loricariichthys platymetopon South America 39 TL 1979
Loricariichthys rostratus South America 27.5 SL 2000
Loricariichthys stuebelii South America 19 SL 1882
Loricariichthys ucayalensis South America 22 TL 1913



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