Loricariidae

Classification

Genera in Loricariidae

• Hypostomus — 168 species: Hypostomus affinis, Hypostomus agna, Hypostomus alatus, Hypostomus albopunctatus, Hypostomus ancistroides, Hypostomus angipinnatus, Hypostomus annectens, Hypostomus arecuta
• Ancistrus — 81 species: Ancistrus abilhoai, Ancistrus agostinhoi, Ancistrus aguaboensis, Ancistrus amaris, Ancistrus bodenhameri, Ancistrus bolivianus, Ancistrus brevifilis, Ancistrus brevipinnis
• Rineloricaria — 67 species: Rineloricaria aequalicuspis, Rineloricaria altipinnis, Rineloricaria anhaguapitan, Rineloricaria anitae, Rineloricaria aurata, Rineloricaria baliola, Rineloricaria beni, Rineloricaria cacerensis
• Chaetostoma — 51 species: Chaetostoma aburrense, Chaetostoma aburrensis, Chaetostoma alternifasciatum, Chaetostoma anale, Chaetostoma anomalum, Chaetostoma bifurcum, Chaetostoma branickii, Chaetostoma breve
• Parotocinclus — 39 species: Parotocinclus adamanteus, Parotocinclus amazonensis, Parotocinclus arandai, Parotocinclus aripuanensis, Parotocinclus bahiensis, Parotocinclus bidentatus, Parotocinclus britskii, Parotocinclus cabessadecuia
• Hisonotus — 35 species: Hisonotus acuen, Hisonotus aky, Hisonotus alberti, Hisonotus armatus, Hisonotus bocaiuva, Hisonotus bockmanni, Hisonotus brunneus, Hisonotus carreiro
• Farlowella — 30 species: Farlowella acus, Farlowella altocorpus, Farlowella amazonum, Farlowella azpelicuetae, Farlowella colombiensis, Farlowella curtirostra, Farlowella gianetii, Farlowella gracilis
• Pareiorhaphis — 28 species: Pareiorhaphis azygolechis, Pareiorhaphis bahianus, Pareiorhaphis cameroni, Pareiorhaphis cerosus, Pareiorhaphis eurycephalus, Pareiorhaphis garapia, Pareiorhaphis garbei, Pareiorhaphis hypselurus
• Harttia — 27 species: Harttia absaberi, Harttia carvalhoi, Harttia depressa, Harttia dissidens, Harttia duriventris, Harttia fluminensis, Harttia fowleri, Harttia garavelloi
• Loricaria — 25 species: Loricaria apeltogaster, Loricaria birindellii, Loricaria callichthys, Loricaria cataphracta, Loricaria catapliracta, Loricaria clavipinna, Loricaria costata, Loricaria coximensis
• Hemiancistrus — 23 species: Hemiancistrus aspidolepis, Hemiancistrus cerrado, Hemiancistrus chlorostictus, Hemiancistrus fugleri, Hemiancistrus fuliginosus, Hemiancistrus furtivus, Hemiancistrus guahiborum, Hemiancistrus hammarlundi
• Peckoltia — 22 species: Peckoltia bachi, Peckoltia braueri, Peckoltia brevis, Peckoltia caenosa, Peckoltia capitulata, Peckoltia cavatica, Peckoltia compta, Peckoltia ephippiata
• Pseudancistrus — 22 species: Pseudancistrus asurini, Pseudancistrus atratoenesis, Pseudancistrus barbatu, Pseudancistrus barbatus, Pseudancistrus cobrensis, Pseudancistrus coquenani, Pseudancistrus corantijniensis, Pseudancistrus depressus
• Loricariichthys — 19 species: Loricariichthys acutus, Loricariichthys anus, Loricariichthys brunneus, Loricariichthys cashibo, Loricariichthys castaneus, Loricariichthys chanjoo, Loricariichthys derbyi, Loricariichthys edentatus
• Neoplecostomus — 19 species: Neoplecostomus bandeirante, Neoplecostomus botucatu, Neoplecostomus canastra, Neoplecostomus corumba, Neoplecostomus doceensis, Neoplecostomus espiritosantensis, Neoplecostomus franciscoensis, Neoplecostomus granosus
• Otocinclus — 19 species: Otocinclus arnoldi, Otocinclus batmani, Otocinclus bororo, Otocinclus caxarari, Otocinclus cocama, Otocinclus flexilis, Otocinclus hasemani, Otocinclus hoppei
• Pterygoplichthys — 18 species: Pterygoplichthys ambrosettii, Pterygoplichthys anisitsi, Pterygoplichthys chrysostiktos, Pterygoplichthys disjunctivus, Pterygoplichthys etentaculatus, Pterygoplichthys gibbiceps, Pterygoplichthys joselimaianus, Pterygoplichthys juvens
• Hypoptopoma — 15 species: Hypoptopoma baileyi, Hypoptopoma bianale, Hypoptopoma brevirostratum, Hypoptopoma elongatum, Hypoptopoma guianense, Hypoptopoma gulare, Hypoptopoma incognitum, Hypoptopoma inexspectatum
• Curculionichthys — 14 species: Curculionichthys coxipone, Curculionichthys hera, Curculionichthys insperatus, Curculionichthys itaim, Curculionichthys jumaorum, Curculionichthys karipuna, Curculionichthys luteofrenatus, Curculionichthys oliveirai
• Spatuloricaria — 13 species: Spatuloricaria atratoensis, Spatuloricaria caquetae, Spatuloricaria curvispina, Spatuloricaria euacanthagenys, Spatuloricaria evansii, Spatuloricaria fimbriata, Spatuloricaria gymnogaster, Spatuloricaria lagoichthys
• Panaqolus — 12 species: Panaqolus albivermis, Panaqolus albomaculatus, Panaqolus changae, Panaqolus claustellifer, Panaqolus dentex, Panaqolus gnomus, Panaqolus koko, Panaqolus maccus
• Squaliforma — 12 species: Squaliforma annae, Squaliforma biseriata, Squaliforma emarginata, Squaliforma gomesi, Squaliforma horrida, Squaliforma phrixosoma, Squaliforma scopularia, Squaliforma squalina
• Sturisomatichthys — 12 species: Sturisomatichthys aureum, Sturisomatichthys citurensis, Sturisomatichthys dariense, Sturisomatichthys festivum, Sturisomatichthys frenatum, Sturisomatichthys guaitipan, Sturisomatichthys kneri, Sturisomatichthys leightoni
• Sturisoma — 11 species: Sturisoma barbatum, Sturisoma brevirostre, Sturisoma caquetae, Sturisoma graffini, Sturisoma guentheri, Sturisoma lyra, Sturisoma monopelte, Sturisoma nigrirostrum
• Eurycheilichthys — 9 species:
• Microlepidogaster — 9 species:
• Pseudohemiodon — 9 species:
• Baryancistrus — 8 species:
• Cordylancistrus — 8 species:
• Corumbataia — 8 species:
• Hypancistrus — 8 species:
• Lithoxus — 8 species:
• Pseudacanthicus — 8 species:
• Acestridium — 7 species:
• Harttiella — 7 species:
• Panaque — 7 species:
• Pareiorhina — 7 species:
• Dasyloricaria — 6 species:
• Dekeyseria — 6 species:
• Dolichancistrus — 6 species:
• Guyanancistrus — 6 species:
• Lamontichthys — 6 species:
• Lasiancistrus — 6 species:
• Neblinichthys — 6 species:
• Otothyropsis — 6 species:
• Pseudolithoxus — 6 species:
• Epactionotus — 5 species:
• Hopliancistrus — 5 species:
• Isbrueckerichthys — 5 species:
• Rhadinoloricaria — 5 species:
• Spectracanthicus — 5 species:
• Apistoloricaria — 4 species:
• Delturus — 4 species:
• Leporacanthicus — 4 species:
• Otothyris — 4 species:
• Oxyropsis — 4 species:
• Pseudotocinclus — 4 species:
• Rhinolekos — 4 species:
• Acanthicus — 3 species:
• Aphanotorulus — 3 species:
• Corymbophanes — 3 species:
• Crossoloricaria — 3 species:
• Cteniloricaria — 3 species:
• Hemipsilichthys — 3 species:
• Kronichthys — 3 species:
• Lithogenes — 3 species:
• Paralithoxus — 3 species:
• Paraloricaria — 3 species:
• Pogonopoma — 3 species:
• Pseudotothyris — 3 species:
• Transancistrus — 3 species:
• Andeancistrus — 2 species:
• Brochiloricaria — 2 species:
• Exastilithoxus — 2 species:
• Fonchiiichthys — 2 species:
• Isorineloricaria — 2 species:
• Leptoancistrus — 2 species:
• Leptotocinclus — 2 species:
• Limatulichthys — 2 species:
• Megalancistrus — 2 species:
• Metaloricaria — 2 species:
• Nannoxyropsis — 2 species:
• Parancistrus — 2 species:
• Rhinelepis — 2 species:
• Schizolecis — 2 species:
• Scobinancistrus — 2 species:
• Aposturisoma — 1 species:
• Araichthys — 1 species:
• Chauliocheilos — 1 species:
• Cheilonimata — 1 species:
• Cryptancistrus — 1 species:
• Dentectus — 1 species:
• Etsaputu — 1 species:
• Euryochus — 1 species:
• Fonchiiloricaria — 1 species:
• Furcodontichthys — 1 species:
• Gymnotocinclus — 1 species:
• Hemiodontichthys — 1 species:
• Hirtella — 1 species:
• Ixinandria — 1 species:
• Lampiella — 1 species:
• Lipopterichthys — 1 species:
• Loraxichthys — 1 species:
• Macrotocinclus — 1 species:
• Micracanthicus — 1 species:
• Microplecostomus — 1 species:
• Nannoplecostomus — 1 species:
• Niobichthys — 1 species:
• Oligancistrus — 1 species:
• Paulasquama — 1 species:
• Planiloricaria — 1 species:
• Plesioptopoma — 1 species:
• Proloricaria — 1 species:
• Pseudoloricaria — 1 species:
• Pseudorinelepis — 1 species:
• Pterosturisoma — 1 species:
• Pyxiloricaria — 1 species:
• Reganella — 1 species:
• Ricola — 1 species:
• Soromonichthys — 1 species:

Showing the 120 genera with the most species records held.

Source and Attribution

Taxonomic rank data on this page is drawn from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, doi.org/10.15468/39omei, GBIF Secretariat, licensed CC BY 4.0. Member-species counts are counts of records held in the Sanctum species index, not a claim of completeness for the family.