Loricariidae

E230170

Loricariidae is a large family of armored freshwater catfish native primarily to South America, commonly known as plecos or suckermouth catfish.

All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
Hypostominae 1
Hypostomus plecostomus 1
Loricaria 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fish family
taxon
characteristic armored plates on body
suckermouth
ventral mouth position
well-developed odontodes
class Actinopterygii
commonName armored catfish
plecos
plecostomus catfish
suckermouth armored catfish
containsSubfamily Ancistrinae
Hypoptopomatinae
Loricariidae self-linksurface differs
surface form: Hypostominae

Lithogeneinae
Loricariidae self-linksurface differs
surface form: Loricariinae

Loricariidae self-linksurface differs
surface form: Neoplecostominae
describedBy Charles Lucien Bonaparte
diet algae
biofilm
detritus
periphyton
ecologicalRole aufwuchs scraper
benthic grazer
geographicDistribution Neotropical realm
surface form: Neotropical region
habitat floodplain lakes
freshwater
rivers
streams
hasGeneraCountApprox about 90 genera
hasSpeciesCountApprox over 900 described species
introducedTo Africa
Asia
North America
kingdom Animalia
nativeTo Central America
Costa Rica
Panama
South America
Trinidad
notableSpecies Ancistrus cirrhosus
Loricariidae self-linksurface differs
surface form: Hypostomus plecostomus

Pterygoplichthys pardalis
order Siluriformes
parentalCare male guards eggs in many species
phylum Chordata
reproduction egg-laying
taxonRank family
typeGenus Loricariidae self-linksurface differs
surface form: Loricaria
usedFor aquarium trade

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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Siluriformes contains Loricariidae
Loricariidae containsSubfamily Loricariidae self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Hypostominae
Loricariidae containsSubfamily Loricariidae self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Loricariinae
Loricariidae containsSubfamily Loricariidae self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Neoplecostominae
Loricariidae typeGenus Loricariidae self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Loricaria
Loricariidae notableSpecies Loricariidae self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Hypostomus plecostomus