Cat-eLog Right Loricariidae Right Loricariinae Right The genus Loricaria

Down Summary of loricaria
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 21 species (95%) are being kept by registered keepers
New spp. / time
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Distribution

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1.
Loricaria simillimaLoricaria simillima
(38.14%)
2.
Loricaria nimairacoLoricaria nimairaco
(27.12%)
3.
Loricaria lataLoricaria lata
(11.02%)
4.
Loricaria birindelliiLoricaria birindellii
(3.39%)
5.
Loricaria parnahybaeLoricaria parnahybae
(3.39%)
6.
Loricaria cataphractaLoricaria cataphracta
(2.54%)
7.
Loricaria tucumanensisLoricaria tucumanensis
(1.69%)
8.
Loricaria lundbergiLoricaria lundbergi
(1.69%)
9. Loricaria piracicabae (0.85%)
10. Loricaria holmbergi (0.85%)
11. Loricaria coximensis (0.85%)
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