Loricariidae: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Siluriformes
- Family
- Loricariidae
- Genus
- Species
- Scientific Name
- Loricariidae
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Loricariidae
Loricariidae is the largest family of catfish (order Siluriformes), with over 90 genera and just over 680 species. Loricariids originate from freshwater habitats of Costa Rica, Panama, and tropical and subtropical South America. These fish are noted for the bony plates covering their bodies and their suckermouths. Several genera are sold as "plecos", notably the suckermouth catfish, Hypostomus plecostomus, and are popular as aquarium fish.
...Loricariidae in languages:
- Chinese
- 甲鯰科
- Czech
- krunýřovcovití
- Danish
- Sugemaller
- English
- Suckermouth Armored Catfishes
- English
- Armored Catfishes
- English
- Plecos
- English
- Pleco
- German
- Harnischwelse
- Japanese
- ロリカリア科
- Korean
- 로리카리아과
- Russian
- Кольчужные сомы
- Russian
- Лорикариевые
- Thai
- ปลาซักเกอร์
- Ukrainian
- Лорікарієві
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