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    Loricariidae is the largest family of catfish (order Siluriformes), with over 90 genera and just over 680 species. Loricariids originate from freshwater...
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    a tropical freshwater fish belonging to the armored catfish family (Loricariidae), named for the longitudinal rows of armor-like scutes that cover the...
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    but others (many Auchenipteridae) are crepuscular or diurnal (most Loricariidae or Callichthyidae, for example). Molecular evidence suggests that in...
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    catfish, is a freshwater tropical fish in the armored catfish family (Loricariidae). It is one of a number of species commonly referred to as the common...
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  • Suckermouth catfish may refer to: Any species of armored catfish (family Loricariidae), most notably: Hypostomus plecostomus, and Hypostomus punctatus, two...
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    Otocinclus is a genus of catfish in the family Loricariidae native to South America, commonly known as "dwarf suckers" or "otos". This genus, like other...
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    Ancistrus is a genus of nocturnal freshwater fish in the family Loricariidae of order Siluriformes, native to freshwater habitats in South America and...
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    "butterfly plec", despite not being closely related to the Loracariidae. Loricariidae Ancistrus, often incorrectly called "bristlenose pleco" This page is...
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    "Nouveaux taxa dans Pterygoplichthys sensu lato (Pisces, Siluriformes, Loricariidae)". Revue Suisse de Zoologie. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires...
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    Potamotrygonidae: river stingrays Family Arapaimidae: bonytongues Family Loricariidae: suckermouth catfishes Family Callichthyidae: armored catfishes Family...
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