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Species in the genus Loricaria: [ 27 ] records

apeltogaster, Loricaria Boulenger [G. A.] 1895:528 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1895 (pt 3); ref. 14576] Paraguay (no specific locality). Lectotype: BMNH 1895.5.17.105. Paralectotypes: BMNH 1895.5.17.106-108 (3). Lectotype selected by Isbrücker 1979:110 [ref. 2302]. •Valid as Loricaria apeltogaster Boulenger 1895 -- (Isbrücker 1980:115 [ref. 2303], Isbrücker 1981:83 [ref. 5522], Burgess 1989:443 [ref. 12860], Britski et al. 1998:132 [ref. 24147], Isbrücker 2001:29 [ref. 25653], Isbrücker 2002:21 [ref. 27178], Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:337 [ref. 27061], López et al. 2003:46 [ref. 27366], Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:339 [ref. 27061], López et al. 2003:47 [ref. 27366], Menni 2004:79 [ref. 28131], Rodriguez & Miquelarena 2005:142 [ref. 28787], Thomas & Sabaj Pérez 2010:278 [ref. 30831], Rodriguez et al. 2012:54 [ref. 31866], Thomas et al. 2013:375 [ref. 32997], Litz & Koerber 2014:26 [ref. 33622], Sarmiento et al. 2014:191 [ref. 35004], Mirande & Koerber 2015:44 [ref. 35117], Bertaco et al. 2016:419 [ref. 34561], Nión et al. 2016:31 [ref. 35565], Koerber et al. 2017:65 [ref. 35267], Saraiva et al. 2021:432 [ref. 38090], Loureiro et al. 2023:102 [ref. 40506]). Current status: Valid as Loricaria apeltogaster Boulenger 1895. Loricariidae: Loricariinae. Distribution: South America: Uruguay, Paraná and Paraguay River basins (Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay and Uruguay). Habitat: freshwater.

birindellii, Loricaria Thomas [M. R.] & Sabaj Pérez [M. H.] 2010:276, Figs. 2, 3B, 4B-C, 5, 6 [Copeia 2010 (no. 2); ref. 30831] Rio Curuá, Iriri-Xingu drainage, near town of Castelo dos Sonhos, 8°19'07"S, 55°05'23"W, Altamira Municipality, Pará State, Brazil. Holotype: MZUSP 97210. Paratypes: ANSP 189318 (1). •Valid as Loricaria birindellii Thomas & Sabaj Pérez 2010. Current status: Valid as Loricaria birindellii Thomas & Sabaj Pérez 2010. Loricariidae: Loricariinae. Distribution: Rio Curuá, Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.

carinata, Loricaria Castelnau [F. L.] 1855:46, Pl. 23 (fig. 3) [Animaux nouveaux or rares v. 2; ref. 766] Amazon River, Brazil. Holotype (unique): MNHN A-9562. Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1950:74 [ref. 19575], Ferraris 2007:268 [ref. 29155]. Type information: Isbrücker 1972:178-179, Fig. 8 [ref. 20708]. •Synonym of Loricaria cataphracta Linnaeus 1758 -- (Isbrücker 1980:116 [ref. 2303], Isbrücker 1981:60 [ref. 5522], Isbrücker 2001:29 [ref. 25653], Isbrücker 2002:21 [ref. 27178], Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:337 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:268 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Loricaria cataphracta Linnaeus 1758. Loricariidae: Loricariinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

cataphracta, Loricaria Linnaeus [C.] 1758:307 [Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1; ref. 2787] Mouth of Marowijne River, near Galibi, 5°45'N, 54°00'W, Suriname [South America]. Lectotype: NRM 33. Paralectotype: ZMUC (1). Type catalog: Isbrücker 1972:163 et seq. [ref. 20708], Fernholm & Wheeler 1983:223-224 [ref. 20707], Nijssen et al. 1982:57 [ref. 19236]. Type information: Wheeler 1989:214 [ref. 21873] with a lectotype (ZMUC 27). Neotype (ZMA 109616) designated by Isbrücker 1972:172-175 [ref. 20708] for the species sensu stricto (not including L. cataphracta beta), but that became invalid when syntypes were found. •Valid as Loricaria cataphracta Linnaeus 1758 -- (Ovchynnyk 1967:38 [ref. 37559], Isbrücker 1972 [ref. 20708], Isbrücker 1980:116 [ref. 2303], Isbrücker 1981:58 [ref. 5522], Ortega & Vari 1986:17 [ref. 9708], Burgess 1989:443 [ref. 12860], Britski et al. 1998:132 [ref. 24147], Le Bail et al. 2000:280 [ref. 24549], Isbrücker 2001:29 [ref. 25653], Schmidt 2001:235 [ref. 25646], Lasso et al. 2001:99 [ref. 25928], Isbrücker 2002:21 [ref. 27178], Ferraris 2003:865 [ref. 26999], Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:337 [ref. 27061], Barriga Salazar 2014:112 [ref. 35745], Sarmiento et al. 2014:191 [ref. 35004], Melo et al. 2016:134 [ref. 34701], Marceniuk et al. 2017:39 [ref. 35324], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:78 [ref. 35633], Urbano-Bonilla et al. 2018:74 [ref. 35773], Silvano et al. 2020:259 [ref. 38135], Saraiva et al. 2021:432 [ref. 38090], Meza-Vargas et al. 2021:26 [ref. 39298], Chuctaya et al. 2022:43 [ref. 42137], Koerber et al. 2022:49 [ref. 39235], Provenzano-Rizzi et al. in Lasso & Morales-Betancourt 2022:190 [ref. 40783], Taphorn et al. 2022:52 [ref. 41297], Londoño-Burbano et al. 2023:20 [ref. 40487], Vieira et al. 2023:21 [ref. 40759] as cf. cataphracta, Limeira-Filho et al. 2024:7 [ref. 41573], Urbano-Bonilla et al. 2024:139 [ref. 42338]). Current status: Valid as Loricaria cataphracta Linnaeus 1758. Loricariidae: Loricariinae. Distribution: South America: Amazon River basin and coastal rivers in the Guianas and northern Brazil (Brazil, Ecuador, Colombia, Bolivia, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru and Suriname). IUCN (2023): Least Concern. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

cirrhosa, Loricaria Bloch [M. E.] & Schneider [J. G.] 1801:125, Pl. 34 [M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae; ref. 471] South America. Lectotype: ZMB 3160. Paralectotypes: ZMB 22223 [ex ZMB 3160] (1). Type catalog: Paepke 1999:95, and errata on inside of back cover [ref. 24282], Ferraris 2007:268 [ref. 29155]. Lectotype selected by Isbrücker 1972:170 [ref. 20708]. •Synonym of Loricaria cataphracta Linnaeus 1758 -- (Isbrücker 1980:116 [ref. 2303], Isbrücker 1981:60 [ref. 5522], Isbrücker 2001:29 [ref. 25653], Isbrücker 2002:21 [ref. 27178], Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:337 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:268 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Loricaria cataphracta Linnaeus 1758. Loricariidae: Loricariinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

clavipinna, Loricaria Fowler [H. W.] 1940:247, Figs. 44-47 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 91 (for 1939); ref. 1432] Contamana, Ucayali River basin, Peru. Holotype (unique): ANSP 68665. Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:122 [ref. 13621], Ferraris 2007:268 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Loricaria clavipinna Fowler 1940 -- (Isbrücker 1980:117 [ref. 2303], Isbrücker 1981:78 [ref. 5522], Ortega & Vari 1986:17 [ref. 9708], Burgess 1989:443 [ref. 12860], Isbrücker 2001:29 [ref. 25653], Isbrücker 2002:21 [ref. 27178], Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:337 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:268 [ref. 29155], Thomas & Sabaj Pérez 2010:280 [ref. 30831], Barriga Salazar 2014:112 [ref. 35745], Meza-Vargas et al. 2021:26 [ref. 39298], Saraiva et al. 2021:432 [ref. 38090], Chuctaya et al. 2022:43 [ref. 42137], Londoño-Burbano et al. 2023:20 [ref. 40487]). Current status: Valid as Loricaria clavipinna Fowler 1940. Loricariidae: Loricariinae. Distribution: South America: upper Amazon River basin (Brazil, Ecuador and Peru). Habitat: freshwater.

coximensis, Loricaria Rodriguez [M. S.], Cavallaro [M. R.] & Thomas [M. R.] 2012:49, Figs. 1-2 [Copeia 2012; ref. 31866] São Gabriel do Oeste, Rio Coxim, riffle justt downriver of Ponte Alta hydroelectric powerhouse, 19°24'47"S, 54°27'27"W, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. Holotype: LIRP 7547. Paratypes: many at FMNH, LIRP, ZUFMS-PIS 1889 (2). •Valid as Loricaria coximensis Rodriguez, Cavallaro & Thomas 2012 -- (Thomas et al. 2013:376 [ref. 32997]). Current status: Valid as Loricaria coximensis Rodriguez, Cavallaro & Thomas 2012. Loricariidae: Loricariinae. Distribution: Rio Caxim basin, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.

cuffyi, Loricaria Londoño-Burbano [A.], Urbano-Bonilla [A.] & Thomas [M. R.] 2020:2, Figs. 2a, 3a-b, 4-5 [Journal of Fish Biology v. 98 (no. 1); ref. 37854] Ireng River, 6.9 km west-south-west of Karasabai, Takutu River - Negro River drainage, Rupununi Region 9, Guyana, 4°01'10"N, 59°36'06"W. Holotype: CSBD F-3617. Paratypes: ANSP, AUM, MNRJ, ROM, UF, UMMZ. Plus additional non-type material. •Valid as Loricaria cuffyi Londoño-Burbano, Urbano-Bonilla & Thomas 2020 -- (Taphorn et al. 2022:52 [ref. 41297]). Current status: Valid as Loricaria cuffyi Londoño-Burbano, Urbano-Bonilla & Thomas 2020. Loricariidae: Loricariinae. Distribution: South America: rivers draining the Guiana Shield: Essequibo, Takutu, Ireng (Negro) Rivers (Guyana), and Ventuari, Casiquiare and Orinoco Rivers (Venezuela). Habitat: freshwater.

dentata, Loricaria Shaw [G.] 1804:37 [General zoology or systematic natural history; ref. 4015] Indian Seas, in error [South America]. No types known. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:268 [ref. 29155]. Unneeded new name; based on several literature sources. •Synonym of Loricaria cataphracta Linnaeus 1758 -- (Isbrücker 1980:116 [ref. 2303], Isbrücker 1981:60 [ref. 5522], Isbrücker 2001:29 [ref. 25653], Isbrücker 2002:21 [ref. 27178], Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:337 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:268 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Loricaria cataphracta Linnaeus 1758. Loricariidae: Loricariinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

dura, Loricaria Bleeker [P.] 1862:3 [Atlas ichthyologique des Indes Orientales Néêrlandaises v. 2; ref. 393] Suriname and unknown. Syntypes: RMNH 3113-16 (1, 2, 1). Type catalog: Boeseman 1972:311 [ref. 19698], Ferraris 2007:268 [ref. 29155]. Based on Linnaeus 1754 (pre-Linnaean) -- named cataphracta by Linnaeus 1758 -- and on specimens. Also in Bleeker 1863:80 [ref. 401]. Covain & Fisch-Muller 2007:32 [ref. 29329] say holotype is NRM 33. •Synonym of Loricaria cataphracta Linnaeus 1758 -- (Isbrücker 1980:116 [ref. 2303], Isbrücker 1981:58 [ref. 5522], Isbrücker 2001:29 [ref. 25653], Isbrücker 2002:21 [ref. 27178], Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:337 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:268 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Loricaria cataphracta Linnaeus 1758. Loricariidae: Loricariinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

flagellaris, Plecostomus Gronow [L. T.] in Gray 1854:158 [Catalogue of fish collected and described by Laurence Theodore Gronow; ref. 1911] Suriname. Holotype: BMNH 1863.11.12.195. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:268 [ref. 29155]. •Synonym of Loricaria cataphracta Linnaeus 1758 -- (Isbrücker 1980:116 [ref. 2303], Isbrücker 1981:60 [ref. 5522], Isbrücker 2001:31 [ref. 25653], Isbrücker 2002:26 [ref. 27178], Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:337 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:268 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Loricaria cataphracta Linnaeus 1758. Loricariidae: Loricariinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

holmbergi, Loricaria Rodriguez [M. S.] & Miquelarena [A. M.] 2005:142, Fig. 1a-b [Anales de la Academia Nacional de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales Buenos Aires v. 55 (for 2003); ref. 28787] Arroyo en Aguas Calientes, 23°44'S, 64°38'W, cuenca del río San Francisco, Province Jujuy, Argentina, elevation 500 meters. Holotype: CFA-IC 11706 [ex ILPLA 1706]. Paratypes: CFA-IC 10347 [ex ILPLA 347] (36); MLP ?9057 (11), 9058 (9). Type catalog: Koerber 2007:2 [ref. 29776], Miquelarena & Nadalin 2014:12 [ref. 33466], Bogan et al. 2019:19 [ref. 37088]. Not treated by Ferraris 2007 [ref. 29155]. Loricaria holmergi is a misspelling. •Valid as Loricaria holmbergi Rodriguez & Miquelarena 2005 -- (Koerber 2011:5 [ref. 31122], Rodriguez et al. 2012:54 [ref. 31866], Thomas et al. 2013:374 [ref. 32997], Koerber 2014:10 [ref. 33621], Mirande & Koerber 2015:44 [ref. 35117], Koerber 2024:5 [ref. 41228]). Current status: Valid as Loricaria holmbergi Rodriguez & Miquelarena 2005. Loricariidae: Loricariinae. Distribution: South America: San Francisco River basin (Argentina and Paraguay). Habitat: freshwater.

lata, Loricaria Eigenmann [C. H.] & Eigenmann [R. S.] 1889:36 [Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Series 2) v. 2; ref. 1253] Goiás, Brazil. Lectotype: MCZ 46721 [ex MCZ 8123]. Paralectotypes: (10) BMNH 1889.11.14.64 (1), MCZ 8123 (4, some not this species), MCZ 46722 (3). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:269 [ref. 29155]. Lectotype selected by Isbrücker 1972:179 [ref. 20708]. •Valid as Loricaria lata Eigenmann & Eigenmann 1889 -- (Isbrücker 1980:118 [ref. 2303], Isbrücker 1972 [ref. 20708], Isbrücker 1981:67 [ref. 5522], Burgess 1989:443 [ref. 12860], Isbrücker 2001:29 [ref. 25653], Isbrücker 2002:22 [ref. 27178], Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:337 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:268 [ref. 29155], Thomas & Sabaj Pérez 2010:280 [ref. 30831], Thomas et al. 2013:376 [ref. 32997], Saraiva et al. 2021:432 [ref. 38090]). Current status: Valid as Loricaria lata Eigenmann & Eigenmann 1889. Loricariidae: Loricariinae. Distribution: Tocantins River basin, Goiás and Pará States, Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.

luciae, Loricaria Thomas [M. R.], Rodriguez [M. S.], Carvallaro [M. R.], Froehlich [O.] & Castro [R. M. C.] 2013:366, Figs. 1A, 2-4 [Zootaxa 3745 (no. 3); ref. 32997] Paraná basin, Corrientes Province, rio Paraná (left bank) at private park (Club San Martin) near town of Perichon, North of Rt. 12, northeast of Corrientes, 27°25’6.94"S, 58°45’27.47"W, Argentina. Holotype: ANSP 182408. Paratypes: ANSP, CBF, CI-FML, INPA, LIRP, MNRJ, MZUSP, UF, UMMZ. Plus non-type specimens. •Valid as Loricaria luciae Thomas, Rodriguez, Carvallaro, Froehlich & Castro 2013 -- (Koerber 2014:10 [ref. 33621], Mirande & Koerber 2015:45 [ref. 35117], Koerber et al. 2017:65 [ref. 35267]). Current status: Valid as Loricaria luciae Thomas, Rodriguez, Carvallaro, Froehlich & Castro 2013. Loricariidae: Loricariinae. Distribution: Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia and Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.

lundbergi, Loricaria Thomas [M. R.] & Rapp Py-Daniel [L. H.] 2008:389, Figs. 4c, 8 [Neotropical Ichthyology v. 6 (no. 3); ref. 29844] Rio Negro, 4.3 kilometers downstream of Carvoeiro, 37.0 kilometers upstream of Moura, 1°20'26.5"S, 61°55'19.0"W, Amazon River drainage, Amazonas, Brazil. Holotype: INPA 28854 [ex ANSP 178694]. Paratypes ANSP 74474 (1), 178694 (1 c&s), 187412 (2); INPA 28855 [ex ANSP 178694] (2). •Valid as Loricaria lundbergi Thomas & Rapp Py-Daniel 2008 -- (Rodriguez et al. 2012:51 [ref. 31866], Thomas et al. 2013:3764 [ref. 32997]). Current status: Valid as Loricaria lundbergi Thomas & Rapp Py-Daniel 2008. Loricariidae: Loricariinae. Distribution: Rio Negro system, Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.

nickeriensis, Loricaria Isbrücker [I. J. H.] 1979:97, Figs. 11-13 [Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie v. 5 (no. 4) [for 1978]; ref. 2302] Fallawatra River, 5 kilometers south-southwest of Stondansie falls, Nickerie District, Suriname. Holotype: ZMA 107561. Paratypes: ZMA 106235-37 (3, 8, 8). Type catalog: Nijssen et al. 1982:57 [ref. 19236], Ferraris 2007:269 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Loricaria nickeriensis Isbrücker 1979 -- (Isbrücker 1980:118 [ref. 2303], Isbrücker 1981:79 [ref. 5522], Burgess 1989:443 [ref. 12860], Le Bail et al. 2000:280 [ref. 24549], Isbrücker 2001:29 [ref. 25653], Isbrücker 2002:22 [ref. 27178], Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:337 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:269 [ref. 29155], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:78 [ref. 35633], Londoño-Burbano et al. 2023:8 [ref. 40487]). Current status: Valid as Loricaria nickeriensis Isbrücker 1979. Loricariidae: Loricariinae. Distribution: South America: Amazon River basin, Colombia, French Guiana and Suriname. Habitat: freshwater.

nimairaco, Loricaria Londoño-Burbano [A.], Urbano-Bonilla [A.], Thomas [M. R.] & Britto [M. R.] 2023:4, Figs. 1, 2, 6A, 7 [Neotropical Ichthyology v. 21 (no. 3): e230008; ref. 40487] Río Amazon, Leticia, Amazonas, Colombia, 04°13'29"S, 69°56'49"W. Holotype: ICNMHN 24389. Paratypes: ICNMHN, MPUJ, ROM. •Valid as Loricaria nimairaco Londoño-Burbano, Urbano-Bonilla, Thomas & Britto 2023. Current status: Valid as Loricaria nimairaco Londoño-Burbano, Urbano-Bonilla, Thomas & Britto 2023. Loricariidae: Loricariinae. Distribution: South America: Caquetá and upper Amazon River drainages, Amazon basin, Colombia. Habitat: freshwater.

parnahybae, Loricaria Steindachner [F.] 1907:153 [2] [Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Klasse v. 44 (no. 10) (for 25 Apr. 1907); ref. 18795] Rio Parnahyba [Parnaíba River], Victoria, Alto Parnaíba Municipality, Maranhão, Brazil. Lectotype: NMW 44854. Paralectotypes: (many) NMW 44823 (10), 74917 (7); ZMA 115184 (1). Type catalog: Nijssen et al. 1982:57-58 [ref. 19236], Ferraris 2007:269 [ref. 29155]. On p. 2 of separate. Lectotype selected by Isbrücker 1979:110 [ref. 2302]. Comments on type locality see Aguiar et al. 2021:1 [ref. 38534]. •Valid as Loricaria parnahybae Steindachner 1907 -- (Isbrücker 1980:118 [ref. 2303], Isbrücker 1981:73 [ref. 5522], Burgess 1989:443 [ref. 12860], Le Bail et al. 2000:280 [ref. 24549], Isbrücker 2001:29 [ref. 25653], Isbrücker 2002:22 [ref. 27178], Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:337 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:269 [ref. 29155], Rodriguez et al. 2012:51 [ref. 31866], Ramos et al. 2014:4 [ref. 35321], Melo et al. 2016:376 [ref. 35317], Aguiar et al. 2021:1 [ref. 38534], Saraiva et al. 2021:432 [ref. 38090], Koerber et al. 2022:49 [ref. 39235]). Current status: Valid as Loricaria parnahybae Steindachner 1907. Loricariidae: Loricariinae. Distribution: South America: coastal rivers of northeastern Brazil (Parnaíba and Preguiças River basins) and French Guiana. Habitat: freshwater.

piauhiae, Loricaria Fowler [H. W.] 1941:163, Figs. 72-74 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 93; ref. 1437] Rio Parnahyba, Therezina, Piauhy, Brazil. Holotype (unique): ANSP 69452. Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:124 [ref. 13621], Ferraris 2007:269 [ref. 29155]. •Synonym of Loricaria parnahybae Steindachner 1907 -- (Isbrücker 1980:118 [ref. 2303], Isbrücker 1981:73 [ref. 5522], Isbrücker 2001:29 [ref. 25653], Isbrücker 2002:22 [ref. 27178], Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:337 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:269 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Loricaria parnahybae Steindachner 1907. Loricariidae: Loricariinae. Habitat: freshwater.

piracicabae, Loricaria Ihering [R. von] 1907:28 [Notas preliminares; editadas pela redaccão da Revista do Museu Paulista v. 1 (fasc. 1); ref. 2294] Rio Piracicaba, Piracicaba, 22°45'S, 47°40'W, São Paulo State, Brazil. Holotype (unique): MZUSP [ex DZSASP] 2182. Type catalog: Britski 1969:208 [ref. 12401], Ferraris 2007:269 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Loricaria piracicabae Ihering 1907 -- (Isbrücker 1980:118 [ref. 2303], Isbrücker 1981:76 [ref. 5522], Burgess 1989:443 [ref. 12860], Isbrücker 2001:29 [ref. 25653], Isbrücker 2002:22 [ref. 27178], Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:337 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:269 [ref. 29155], Thomas et al. 2013:376 [ref. 32977]). Current status: Valid as Loricaria piracicabae Ihering 1907. Loricariidae: Loricariinae. Distribution: Piracicaba River basin, Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.

pumila, Loricaria Thomas [M. R.] & Rapp Py-Daniel [L. H.] 2008:386, Figs. 3c-d, 4a, 7a-b [Neotropical Ichthyology v. 6 (no. 3); ref. 29844] Rio Pará, 15.5 kilometers downstream of Curralinho, 9.4 kilometers upstream from Paquetá, 1°48'03.0"S, 49°39'53"W, Pará State, Brazil. Holotype: INPA 28852 [ex ANSP 178685]. Paratypes: ANSP178684 (3, 1 c&s), 178689 (1); INPA 28853 [ex AMNH 178686] (3); MZUSP 100310 [ex ASNP 178686] (2), 100311 [ex ANSP 178693] (1). •Valid as Loricaria pumila Thomas & Rapp Py-Daniel 2008 -- (Rodriguez et al. 2012:51 [ref. 31866], Thomas et al. 2013:376 [ref. 32997]). Current status: Valid as Loricaria pumila Thomas & Rapp Py-Daniel 2008. Loricariidae: Loricariinae. Distribution: Amazon River drainage, Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.

setifera, Loricaria Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1803:140, 141 [Histoire naturelle des poissons (Lacepède) v. 5; ref. 4930] Tropical America. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:268 [ref. 29155]. Based on literature sources. •Synonym of Loricaria cataphracta Linnaeus 1758 -- (Isbrücker 1980:116 [ref. 2303], Isbrücker 1981:60 [ref. 5522], Isbrücker 2001:29 [ref. 25653], Isbrücker 2002:22 [ref. 27178], Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:337 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:268 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Loricaria cataphracta Linnaeus 1758. Loricariidae: Loricariinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

simillima, Loricaria Regan [C. T.] 1904:292, Pl. 17 (fig. 2) [Transactions of the Zoological Society of London v. 17 (pt 3, no. 1); ref. 3621] Canelos, eastern Ecuador. Lectotype: BMNH 1880.12.8.77. Paralectotypes: BMNH 1880.12.8.78-80 (2 of 3). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:269 [ref. 29155]. Lectotype selected by Isbrücker 1979:110 [ref. 2302]. •Valid as Loricaria simillima Regan 1904 -- (Ovchynnyk 1967:38 [ref. 37559], Isbrücker 1980:119 [ref. 2303], Isbrücker 1981:67 [ref. 5522], Ortega & Vari 1986:17 [ref. 9708], Burgess 1989:443 [ref. 12860], Gómez & Chebez 1996:62 [ref. 23791], Almirón & López 1997:3 [ref. 23554], Britski et al. 1998:132 [ref. 24147], Isbrücker et al. 2001:30 [ref. 25653], Isbrücker 2002:22 [ref. 27178], Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:338 [ref. 27061], López et al. 2003:46 [ref. 27366], Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:339 [ref. 27061], López et al. 2003:47 [ref. 27366], Menni 2004:79 [ref. 28131], Rodríguez & Miquelarena 2005:141 [ref. 28787], Ferraris 2007:269 [ref. 29155], Thomas & Sabaj Pérez 2010:281 [ref. 30831], Rodriguez et al. 2012:54 [ref. 31866], Thomas et al. 2013:377 [ref. 32997], Barriga Salazar 2014:112 [ref. 35745], Koerber & Litz 2014:4 [ref. 34967], Sarmiento et al. 2014:191 [ref. 35004], Mirande & Koerber 2015:45 [ref. 35117], Koerber & Litz 2016:5 [ref. 35098], Nión et al. 2016:31 [ref. 35565] as aff. simillina, DoNascimiento et al. 2017:78 [ref. 35633], Koerber et al. 2017:65 [ref. 35267], Koerber et al. 2020:5 [ref. 37480], Koerber et al. 2021:6 [ref. 38894], Meza-Vargas et al. 2021:26 [ref. 39298], Saraiva et al. 2021:432 [ref. 38090], Chuctaya et al. 2022:43 [ref. 42137], Taphorn et al. 2022:52 [ref. 41297] as cf. simillima, Koerber et al. 2023:6 [ref. 40355], Londoño-Burbano et al. 2023:8 [ref. 40487], Loureiro et al. 2023:102 [ref. 40506] as cf. simillima). Current status: Valid as Loricaria simillima Regan 1904. Loricariidae: Loricariinae. Distribution: South America: Amazon, Orinoco and La Plata River basins (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela). Habitat: freshwater.

spinulifera, Loricaria Thomas [M. R.] & Rapp Py-Daniel [L. H.] 2008:381, Figs. 2, 3a-c, 4b [Neotropical Ichthyology v. 6 (no. 3); ref. 29844] Rio Jauaperi, 8.3 kilometers upstream from confluence with the rio Negro, 9.6 kilometers upstream from S. Francisco, 1°35'08.4"S, 61°28'34.9"W, Amazonas, Brazil. Holotype: INPA 28849. Paratypes: ANSP 17867 (2, 1 c&s), 178690 (1), 178691 (1); INPA 28850 (1), 28851 (3), MZUSP 57447 (1), 57636 (3). •Valid as Loricaria spinulifera Thomas & Rapp Py-Daniel 2008. Current status: Valid as Loricaria spinulifera Thomas & Rapp Py-Daniel 2008. Loricariidae: Loricariinae. Distribution: Negro River drainage, Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.

thomasi, Loricaria Provenzano [F.] & Sabaj [M. H.] 2024:212, Figs. 1-3A, 4 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 168 (no. 1); ref. 41018] Río Apure upstream of mouth of Río Protuguesa, Orinoco River basin, Apure, Venezuela, 7°56'11.2"N, 67°32'40"W. Holotype: ANSP 198473. Paratypes: ANSP, MBUCV. Plus additional non-type material. •Valid as Loricaria thomasi Provenzano & Sabaj 2024. Current status: Valid as Loricaria thomasi Provenzano & Sabaj 2024. Loricariidae: Loricariinae. Distribution: South America: large whitewater river channels draining the Colombian and Venezuelan Llanos, middle Orinoco River basin, Venezuela and Colombia. Habitat: freshwater.

tucumanensis, Loricaria Isbrücker [I. J. H.] 1979:98, Figs. 14 [Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie v. 5 (no. 4) [for 1978]; ref. 2302] San Miguel de Tucúman, 26°47'S, 65°15'W, Argentina. Holotype: USNM 88669. Paratypes: USNM 217426 (1). Type catalog: Ferraris & Vari 1992:29 [ref. 19771], Ferraris 2007:269 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Loricaria tucumanensis Isbrücker 1979 -- (Isbrücker 1980:119 [ref. 2303], Isbrücker 1981:81 [ref. 5522], Burgess 1989:443 [ref. 12860], Almirón & López 1997:1 [ref. 23554], Isbrücker et al. 2001:30 [ref. 25653], López et al. 2002:60 [ref. 26808], Isbrücker 2002:23 [ref. 27178], Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:338 [ref. 27061], López et al. 2003:46 [ref. 27366], Menni 2004:79 [ref. 28131], Rodríguez & Miquelarena 2005:140 [ref. 28787], Ferraris 2007:269 [ref. 29155], Rodriguez et al. 2012:54 [ref. 31866], Thomas et al. 2013:377 [ref. 32997], Sarmiento et al. 2014:191 [ref. 35004], Mirande & Koerber 2015:45 [ref. 35117]). Current status: Valid as Loricaria tucumanensis Isbrücker 1979. Loricariidae: Loricariinae. Distribution: Argentina and Bolivia. Habitat: freshwater.

turi, Loricaria Saraiva [A. C. S.], Abreu [J. M. S.], Ottoni [F. P.] & Piorski [N. M.] 2021:425, Figs. 1, 2C [Zootaxa 4915 (no. 3); ref. 38090] Lago do Rapa Cuia, Turiaçu River basin, Maranhão, Brazil, 2°23'30.28"S, 45°23'49.15"W. Holotype: CPUFMA 3204. Paratypes: CICCAA, CPUFMA, MCP. Plus additional non-type material. •Valid as Loricaria turi Saraiva, Abreu, Ottoni & Piorski 2021 -- (Koerber et al. 2022:49 [ref. 39235], Limeira-Filho et al. 2024:7 [ref. 41573]). Current status: Valid as Loricaria turi Saraiva, Abreu, Ottoni & Piorski 2021. Loricariidae: Loricariinae. Distribution: South America: Turiaçu River basin/Maranhão (Brazil). IUCN (2024): Not Assessed. Habitat: freshwater.