Loricaria is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Loricariidae, the suckermouth armored catfishes, and the subfamily Loricariinae, the mailed catfishes. The catfishes in this genus are found in South America.
Taxonomy
Loricaria was the first genus of the family Loricariidae described. Thus, it is the nominal genus of the family Loricariidae. Phylogenetic relationships within Loricaria and among other members of Loricariini remain uncertain. Its external morphology shows few shared derived characters, making comparison with other genera difficult. Loricaria has been hypothesized to occupy a basal position among members of the subtribe Loricariina, with the other genera possessing
derived characters. Based on the characteristics of its mouth, Loricaria appears to maintain a close relationship with representatives of the Pseudohemiodon group. Proloricaria has been considered a synonym of Loricaria.
Species
Loricaria contains the following valid, recognised species;
Loricaria apeltogaster Boulenger, 1895
Loricaria birindellii Thomas & Sabaj Pérez, 2010
Loricaria cataphracta Linnaeus, 1758
Loricaria clavipinna Fowler, 1940
Loricaria coximensis Rodriguez, Cavallaro & Thomas, 2012
Loricaria cuffyi Londoño-Burbano, Urbano-Bonilla & Thomas, 2020
Loricaria holmbergi Rodriguez & Miquelarena, 2005
Loricaria lata C. H. Eigenmann & R. S. Eigenmann, 1889
Loricaria luciae Thomas, Rodriguez, Carvallaro, Froehlich & R. M. C. Castro, 2013
Loricaria lundbergi Thomas & Rapp Py-Daniel, 2008
Loricaria nickeriensis Isbrücker, 1979
Loricaria nimairaco Londoño-Burbano, Urbano-Bonilla, Thomas & Britto, 2023
Loricaria parnahybae Steindachner, 1907
Loricaria piracicabae Ihering, 1907
Loricaria pumila Thomas & Rapp Py-Daniel, 2008
Loricaria simillima Regan, 1904
Loricaria spinulifera Thomas & Rapp Py-Daniel, 2008
Loricaria thomasi Provenzano & Sabaj, 2024
Loricaria tucumanensis Isbrücker, 1979
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