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Species in the genus Loricariichthys: [ 25 ] records

accipenser, Loricaria Shaw [G.] 1804:36 [General zoology or systematic natural history; ref. 4015] Indian Seas, in error (is South America). No types known. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:270 [ref. 29155]. Unneeded new name; based on several literature sources. •Synonym of Loricariichthys maculatus (Bloch 1794) -- (Isbrücker 1981:87 [ref. 5522], Isbrücker 2001:29 [ref. 25653], Isbrücker 2002:21 [ref. 27178], Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:338 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:270 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Loricariichthys maculatus (Bloch 1794). Loricariidae: Loricariinae. Habitat: freshwater.

acuta, Loricaria Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840:472, Pl. 452 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 15; ref. 1008] Brazil ("believed to be from"). Holotype (unique): MNHN. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:269 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Loricariichthys acutus (Valenciennes 1840) -- (Isbrücker 1980:125 [ref. 2303], Isbrücker 1981:87 [ref. 5522], Ortega & Vari 1986:17 [ref. 9708], Burgess 1989:444 [ref. 12860], Isbrücker 2001:29, 30 [ref. 25653], Isbrücker 2002:23 [ref. 27178], Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:338 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:269 [ref. 29155], Silvano et al. 2020:262 [ref. 38135], Meza-Vargas et al. 2021:26 [ref. 39298], Chuctaya et al. 2022:43 [ref. 42137]). Current status: Valid as Loricariichthys acutus (Valenciennes 1840). Loricariidae: Loricariinae. Distribution: South America: Rio Tapajós (Brazil and Peru). Habitat: freshwater.

amazonica, Loricaria Castelnau [F. L.] 1855:46, Pl. 23 (fig. 2) [Animaux nouveaux or rares v. 2; ref. 766] Amazon River, Brazil. Holotype (unique): MNHN A-9560. Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1950:74 [ref. 19575], Ferraris 2007:270 [ref. 29155]. •Synonym of Loricariichthys maculatus (Bloch 1794) -- (Isbrücker 1980:127 [ref. 2303], Isbrücker 1981:87 [ref. 5522], Isbrücker 2001:29 [ref. 25653], Isbrücker 2002:21 [ref. 27178], Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:339 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:270 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Loricariichthys maculatus (Bloch 1794). Loricariidae: Loricariinae. Habitat: freshwater.

anus, Loricaria Valenciennes [A.] 1835:Pl. 6 (fig. 1) [Voyage dans l'Amérique méridionale; ref. 20720] Río de la Plata near Buenos Aires, Argentina. Holotype (unique): MNHN A-9456 (396 mm SL) or A-9455. Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1950:74 [ref. 19575] with syntypes, Ferraris 2007:269 [ref. 29155]. Name available from plate, figure caption in Valenciennes 1847:8 [ref. 5010]. Pl. 6 was published in 1835. Description appeared in Valenciennes 1840:470 [ref. 1008]. Lectotype selected by Isbrücker 1979:113 [ref. 2302], but technically the figured specimen is the unique holotype if identifiable. •Valid as Loricariichthys anus (Valenciennes 1835) -- (Isbrücker 1980:125 [ref. 2303], Isbrücker 1981:87 [ref. 5522], Malabarba 1989:154 [ref. 14217], Burgess 1989:444 [ref. 12860], Gómez & Chebez 1996:62 [ref. 23791], Sverlij et al. 1998:68 [ref. 27632] dated 1840, Reis & Pereira 2000:1033 [ref. 25021], Isbrücker 2001:29, 20 [ref. 25653], Isbrücker 2002:23 [ref. 27178], Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:338 [ref. 27061], López et al. 2003:46 [ref. 27366], Menni 2004:81 [ref. 28131], Ferraris 2007:269 [ref. 29155], Litz & Koerber 2014:26 [ref. 33622], Mirande & Koerber 2015:45 [ref. 35117], Bertaco et al. 2016:419 [ref. 34561], Nión et al. 2016:31 [ref. 35565] dated 1836, Giora & Wingert 2023:51 [ref. 41026], Loureiro et al. 2023:96 [ref. 40506]). Current status: Valid as Loricariichthys anus (Valenciennes 1835). Loricariidae: Loricariinae. Distribution: South America: coastal rivers of southern Brazil, Uruguay, and lower Paraná River basins (Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay). Habitat: freshwater.

brunnea, Loricaria Hancock [J.] 1828:247 [Zoological Journal, London v. 4; ref. 18242] Orinoco River, Demerara, Guyana. No types known. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:269 [ref. 29155]. •Species inquirenda in Loricariichthys -- (Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:339 [ref. 27061]). •Valid as Loricariichthys brunneus (Hancock 1828) -- (Isbrücker 1980:126 [ref. 2303], Isbrücker 1981:87 [ref. 5522], Burgess 1989:444 [ref. 12860], Isbrücker 2001:29, 30 [ref. 25653], Isbrücker 2002:23 [ref. 27178], Ferraris 2007:269 [ref. 29155], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:78 [ref. 35633], Urbano-Bonilla et al. 2018:75 [ref. 35773], Provenzano-Rizzi & Lasso in Lasso & Morales-Betancourt 2022:194 [ref. 40783], Taphorn et al. 2022:52 [ref. 41297]). Current status: Valid as Loricariichthys brunneus (Hancock 1828). Loricariidae: Loricariinae. Distribution: South America: Orinoco River basin (Guyana and Colombia). Habitat: freshwater.

cashibo, Loricaria Eigenmann [C. H.] & Allen [W. R.] 1942:205 [Fishes of western South America; ref. 1246] Lake Cashiboya, Upper Amazon River basin, Peru. Holotype (unique): IU 15416. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:270 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Loricariichthys cashibo (Eigenmann & Allen 1942) -- (Isbrücker 1980:126 [ref. 2303], Isbrücker 1981:87 [ref. 5522], Ortega & Vari 1986:17 [ref. 9708], Burgess 1989:445 [ref. 12860], Isbrücker 2001:29, 30 [ref. 25653], Isbrücker 2002:23 [ref. 27178], Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:338 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:270 [ref. 29155], Barriga Salazar 2014:112 [ref. 35745] as Loricarichthys, Chuctaya et al. 2022:43 [ref. 42137]). Current status: Valid as Loricariichthys cashibo (Eigenmann & Allen 1942). Loricariidae: Loricariinae. Distribution: South America: upper Amazon River basin (Peru and Ecuador). Habitat: freshwater.

castanea, Loricaria Castelnau [F. L.] 1855:46, Pl. 23 (fig. 4) [Animaux nouveaux or rares v. 2; ref. 766] Neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Holotype (unique): MNHN A-9561. Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1950:74 [ref. 19575], Ferraris 2007:270 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Loricariichthys castaneus (Castelnau 1855) -- (Isbrücker 1980:126 [ref. 2303], Isbrücker 1981:87 [ref. 5522], Burgess 1989:445 [ref. 12860], Reis & Pereira 2000:1035 [ref. 25021], Isbrücker 2001:29, 30 [ref. 25653], Isbrücker 2002:23 [ref. 27178], Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:338 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:270 [ref. 29155], Reis et al. 2021:565 [ref. 38433], Vieira-Guimarães et al. 2024:48 [ref. 41258]). Current status: Valid as Loricariichthys castaneus (Castelnau 1855). Loricariidae: Loricariinae. Distribution: South America: coastal streams in southeastern Brazil between southern São Paulo and northern Espírito Santo, including the Paraíba do Sul River basin, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Minas Gerais and Espírito Santo States (Brazil). Habitat: freshwater.

cataphracta, Plecostomus Gronow [L. T.] in Gray 1854:158 [Catalogue of fish collected and described by Laurence Theodore Gronow; ref. 1911] South America (probably Suriname). Neotype: ZMB 3163. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:270 [ref. 29155]. Regarded by Isbrücker 1971:1, 15-16 [ref. 21907] as separate from Loricaria cataphracta Linnaeus 1758. Neotype designated by Isbrücker 1971:15 [ref. 21907]. •Objective synonym of Loricariichthys maculatus (Bloch 1794) after lectotype designation -- (Isbrücker 1971:12 [ref. 21907], Isbrücker 1980:127 [ref. 2303], Isbrücker 2001:31 [ref. 25653], Isbrücker 2002:26 [ref. 27178], Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:339 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:270 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Loricariichthys maculatus (Bloch 1794). Loricariidae: Loricariinae. Habitat: freshwater.

chanjoo, Parahemiodon Fowler [H. W.] 1940:240, Figs. 30-32 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 91 (for 1939); ref. 1432] Contamana, Río Ucayali basin, Peru. Holotype: ANSP 68656. Paratypes: ANSP 68657-59 (3). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:122 [ref. 13621], Ferraris 2007:270 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Loricariichthys chanjoo (Fowler 1940) -- (Isbrücker 1980:126 [ref. 2303], Ortega & Vari 1986:17 [ref. 9708], Burgess 1989:445 [ref. 12860], Isbrücker et al. 2001:30 [ref. 25653], Isbrücker 2002:23 [ref. 27178], Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:338 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:270 [ref. 29155], Barriga Salazar 2014:112 [ref. 35745] in genus Loricarichthys, Meza-Vargas et al. 2021:26 [ref. 39298], Chuctaya et al. 2022:43 [ref. 42137]). Current status: Valid as Loricariichthys chanjoo (Fowler 1940). Loricariidae: Loricariinae. Distribution: South America: upper Amazon basin (Peru and Ecuador). Habitat: freshwater.

derbyi, Loricariichthys Fowler [H. W.] 1915:267, Fig. 4 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 67; ref. 15099] Rio Jaguaribe at Barro Alto, Brazil. Holotype: ANSP 39932. Paratypes: ANSP 39933 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:122 [ref. 13621], Ferraris 2007:270 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Loricariichthys derbyi Fowler 1915 -- (Isbrücker 1980:126 [ref. 2303], Burgess 1989:445 [ref. 12860], Isbrücker et al. 2001:30 [ref. 25653], Isbrücker 2002:23 [ref. 27178], Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:338 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:270 [ref. 29155], Ramos et al. 2014:4 [ref. 35321], Reis et al. 2016:17 [ref. 34496], Melo et al. 2016:376 [ref. 35317], Koerber et al. 2022:50 [ref. 39235], Vieira et al. 2023:21 [ref. 40759], Limeira-Filho et al. 2024:7 [ref. 41573]). Current status: Valid as Loricariichthys derbyi Fowler 1915. Loricariidae: Loricariinae. Distribution: South America: Jaguaribe River basin (northeastern Brazil). IUCN (2022): Least Concern. Habitat: freshwater.

edentatus, Loricariichthys Reis [R. E.] & Pereira [E. H. L.] 2000:1041, Fig. 8 [Copeia 2000 (no. 4); ref. 25021] Rio Uruguay at brazo Itape, south of Isla Canario, Concepción del Uruguay, Argentina, 32°29'S, 58°14'W. Holotype: MACN 4041. Paratypes: MACN 7943 (2), MCP 17167-68 (1, 1), MLP 3290 (1). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:270 [ref. 29155], Miquelarena & Nadalin 2014:13 [ref. 33466]. •Valid as Loricariichthys edentatus Reis & Pereira 2000 -- (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 2004:81 [ref. 28131], Ferraris 2007:270 [ref. 29155], Litz & Koerber 2014:26 [ref. 33622], Mirande & Koerber 2015:45 [ref. 35117], Bertaco et al. 2016:419 [ref. 34561], Nión et al. 2016:31 [ref. 35565], Terán et al. 2019:60 [ref. 36764], Loureiro et al. 2023:96 [ref. 40506]). Current status: Valid as Loricariichthys edentatus Reis & Pereira 2000. Loricariidae: Loricariinae. Distribution: South America: lower Uruguay River basin and Paraná River (Argentina and Uruguay). Habitat: freshwater.

hauxwelli, Loricariichthys Fowler [H. W.] 1915:238, Fig. 10 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 67; ref. 1392] Río Ambyiacu, Ecuador. Holotype (unique): ANSP 8301. Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:122 [ref. 13621], Ferraris 2007:270 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Rineloricaria hauxwelli (Fowler 1915) -- (Grant 2017:15 [ref. 35441]). •Valid as Loricariichthys hauxwelli Fowler 1915 -- (Isbrücker 1980:126 [ref. 2303], Ortega & Vari 1986:17 [ref. 9708], Burgess 1989:445 [ref. 12860], Isbrücker et al. 2001:30 [ref. 25653], Isbrücker 2002:23 [ref. 27178], Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:338 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:270 [ref. 29155], Barriga Salazar 2014:112 [ref. 35745] as Loricarichthys, DoNascimiento et al. 2017:78 [ref. 35633], Grant 2021:22 [ref. 38455], Meza-Vargas et al. 2021:26 [ref. 39298], Chuctaya et al. 2022:43 [ref. 42137]). Current status: Valid as Loricariichthys hauxwelli Fowler 1915. Loricariidae: Loricariinae. Distribution: South America: Amazon River basin (Ecuador, Colombia and Peru). Habitat: freshwater.

labialis, Loricaria Boulenger [G. A.] 1895:527 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1895 (pt 3); ref. 14576] Paraguay. Lectotype: BMNH 1895.5.17.98 (197 mm SL). Paralectotypes: BMNH 1895.5.17.99-100 (2). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:270 [ref. 29155]. Lectotype selected by Isbrücker 1979:113 [ref. 2302]. •Valid as Loricariichthys labialis (Boulenger 1895) -- (Isbrücker 1980:126 [ref. 2303], Isbrücker 1981:88 [ref. 5522], Burgess 1989:445 [ref. 12860], Britski et al. 1999:131 [ref. 24147], Reis & Pereira 2000:1037 [ref. 25021], Isbrücker 2001:29, 31 [ref. 25653], Isbrücker 2002:23 [ref. 27178], Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:338 [ref. 27061], López et al. 2003:46 [ref. 27366], Menni 2004:81 [ref. 28131], Ferraris 2007:270 [ref. 29155], Litz & Koerber 2014:26 [ref. 33622], Sarmiento et al. 2014:191 [ref. 35004], Mirande & Koerber 2015:45 [ref. 35117], Nión et al. 2016:31 [ref. 35565], Koerber et al. 2017:65 [ref. 35267]). Current status: Valid as Loricariichthys labialis (Boulenger 1895). Loricariidae: Loricariinae. Distribution: Paraguay and middle Paraná River basin: Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Uruguay and Paraguay. Habitat: freshwater.

maculata, Loricaria Bloch [M. E.] 1794:73, Pl. 375 (figs. 1-2) [Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische v. 8; ref. 463] South America (probably Suriname). Lectotype: ZMB 3163. Paralectotypes: ZMB 22224 [ex ZMB 3163] (1). Type catalog: Paepke 1999:95-96 [ref. 24282], Ferraris 2007:270 [ref. 29155]. Based in part on Loricaria cataphracta Linnaeus, but Bloch also recognizes L. cataphracta as valid. On p. 60 of Bloch's Ichthyologie, v. 11 [ref. 21381]. Lectotype selected by Isbrücker 1971:12 [ref. 21907]. •Valid as Loricariichthys maculatus (Bloch 1794) -- (Isbrücker 1971 [ref. 21907], Isbrücker 1980:127 [ref. 2303], Isbrücker 1981:88 [ref. 5522], Ortega & Vari 1986:17 [ref. 9708], Burgess 1989:445 [ref. 12860], Gómez & Chebez 1996:63 [ref. 23791], Montoya-Burgos et al. 1998:367 [ref. 23850], Isbrücker 2001:29, 30 [ref. 25653], Lasso et al. 2001:99 [ref. 25928], Isbrücker 2002:23 [ref. 27178], Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:338 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:270 [ref. 29155], Sarmiento et al. 2014:191 [ref. 35004], Nión et al. 2016:31 [ref. 35565], see DoNascimiento et al. 2017:[18] [ref. 35679], Meza-Vargas et al. 2021:26 [ref. 39298], Chuctaya et al. 2022:43 [ref. 42137]). Current status: Valid as Loricariichthys maculatus (Bloch 1794). Loricariidae: Loricariinae. Distribution: South America: Suriname, Bolivia, Peru and ?Uruguay. Habitat: freshwater.

melanocheilus, Loricariichthys Reis [R. E.] & Pereira [E. H. L.] 2000:1042, Fig. 9 [Copeia 2000 (no. 4); ref. 25021] Mouth of rio Ijuí-Mirim, tributary of rio Ijuí, Pirapó, Rio Grande do Sul, río Uruguay drainage, 28°03'S, 55°11'W, Brazil. Holotype: MCP 16961. Paratypes: MACN 7941 (3); MCP 11782 (1), 12389 (1), 12446 (1), 13030 (2), 13229 (5), 13517 (2), 13521 (2), 14276 (6), 15381 (3); MLP 9097 (3); MZUSP 41012 (2), 46769 (5). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:271 [ref. 29155], Miquelarena & Nadalin 2014:13 [ref. 33466]. •Valid as Loricariichthys melanocheilus Reis & Pereira 2000 -- (Isbrücker et al. 2001:30 [ref. 25653], Isbrücker 2002:23 [ref. 27178], Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:339 [ref. 27061], López et al. 2003:46 [ref. 27366], Menni 2004:81 [ref. 28131], Ferraris 2007:271 [ref. 29155], Litz & Koerber 2014:26 [ref. 33622], Mirande & Koerber 2015:45 [ref. 35117], Bertaco et al. 2016:419 [ref. 34561], Nión et al. 2016:31 [ref. 35565], Loureiro et al. 2023:96 [ref. 40506]). Current status: Valid as Loricariichthys melanocheilus Reis & Pereira 2000. Loricariidae: Loricariinae. Distribution: South America: lower Paraná and Uruguay River basins (Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay). Habitat: freshwater.

melanurus, Loricariichthys Reis [R. E.], Vieira [F.] & Pereira [E. H. L.] 2021:558, Figs. 1-4A-D, 5A-D [Ichthyology & Herpetology v. 109 (no. 2); ref. 38433] Left bank of original channel of Rio Itabapoana, Presidente Kennedy, Espírito Santo State at border with Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil, 21°13'37.71"S, 41°07'45.49"W. Holotype: MCP 54287. Paratypes: DZUFMG, MCP. •Valid as Loricariichthys melanurus Reis, Vieira & Pereira 2021 -- (Vieira-Guimarães et al. 2024:48 [ref. 41258]). Current status: Valid as Loricariichthys melanurus Reis, Vieira & Pereira 2021. Loricariidae: Loricariinae. Distribution: South America: middle Rio Itapemirim, middle and lower Rio Itabapoana drainages, Espírito Santo State at border with Rio de Janeiro State (Brazil). Habitat: freshwater.

microdon, Loricaria Eigenmann [C. H.] 1909:7 [Annals of the Carnegie Museum v. 6 (no. 1); ref. 1222] Rupununi River, Guyana. Holotype: FMNH 53555 [ex CM 1507]. Paratypes: CAS 35141 [ex 11942] (2). Type catalog: Henn 1928:84 [ref. 12305], Ibarra & Stewart 1987:53 [ref. 12367], Ferraris 2007:271 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Loricariichthys microdon (Eigenmann 1909) -- (Isbrücker 1980:128 [ref. 2303], Isbrücker 1981:88 [ref. 5522], Burgess 1989:445 [ref. 12860], Isbrücker 2001:29, 30 [ref. 25653], Isbrücker 2002:23 [ref. 27178], Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:339 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:271 [ref. 29155], Taphorn et al. 2022:52 [ref. 41297]). Current status: Valid as Loricariichthys microdon (Eigenmann 1909). Loricariidae: Loricariinae. Distribution: South America: Rupununi River basin (Guyana) endemic. Habitat: freshwater.

nudirostris, Loricaria Kner [R.] 1853:86 [22], Pl. 4 (figs. 1-3) [Denkschriften der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe. v. 6; ref. 2627] Manaus, Brazil. Lectotype: NMW 45092:1. Paralectotypes: NMW 45092:2 (1). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:271 [ref. 29155]. On p. 22 of separate. Lectotype selected by Isbrücker 1979:113 [ref. 2302]. •Valid as Loricariichthys nudirostris (Kner 1853) -- (Isbrücker 1980:128 [ref. 2303], Isbrücker 1981:88 [ref. 5522], Ortega & Vari 1986:17 [ref. 9708], Burgess 1989:445 [ref. 12860], Isbrücker 2001:29, 30 [ref. 25653], Isbrücker 2002:23 [ref. 27178], Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:339 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:271 [ref. 29155], Meza-Vargas et al. 2021:26 [ref. 39298], Chuctaya et al. 2022:43 [ref. 42137]). Current status: Valid as Loricariichthys nudirostris (Kner 1853). Loricariidae: Loricariinae. Distribution: South America: Amazon River basin (Brazil and Peru). Habitat: freshwater.

parahemiodon, Loricaria Günther [A.] (ex Bleeker) 1864:258 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 5; ref. 1974] Suriname. Holotype (unique): RMNH 3121. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:270 [ref. 29155]. Unexplained new name for Parahemiodon typus Bleeker 1862. The selling hemiodon of Eigenmann & Eigenmann 1889:37 is an error. •Synonym of Loricariichthys maculatus (Bloch 1794) -- (Isbrücker 1980:127 [ref. 2303] with question, Isbrücker 1981:88 [ref. 5522], Isbrücker 2001:29 [ref. 25653], Isbrücker 2002:22 [ref. 27178], Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:339 [ref. 27061] with question, Ferraris 2007:270 [ref. 29155] with question). Current status: Synonym of Loricariichthys maculatus (Bloch 1794). Loricariidae: Loricariinae. Habitat: freshwater.

platymetopon, Loricariichthys Isbrücker [I. J. H.] & Nijssen [H.] 1979:203, Figs. 7-8 [Bijdragen tot de Dierkunde v. 48 (no. 2); ref. 8822] Lago de Ypacarai, San Bernardino, 25°16'S, 57°16'W, Río Paraguay system, Paraguay. Holotype: USNM 181580. Paratypes: BMNH 1895.5.17.102 (1), 1927.11.23.38-40 (3), 1928.1.6.1-5 (5); MACN 7129 (1); MNHN A-9559 (1); MZUSP 970 (2), 14100 (1); NMW 45073 (1), 45126 (1), 45128 (1); USNM 181437 (1), 181755 (2), 181768 (1); ZMA 110929 (6), 110934 (1), 114326 (1); ZSM 4830 [ex NMW 46832] (1). Type catalog: Nijssen et al. 1982:58 [ref. 19236], Ferraris & Vari 1992:30 [ref. 19771], Braga & Piacentino 1994:105 [ref. 23697], Ferraris 2007:271 [ref. 29155], Neumann 2011:267 [ref. 31652]. •Valid as Loricariichthys platymetopon Isbrücker & Nijssen 1979 -- (Isbrücker 1980:129 [ref. 2303], Burgess 1989:445 [ref. 12860], Gómez & Chebez 1996:63 [ref. 23791], Britski et al. 1999:131 [ref. 24147], Reis & Pereira 2000:1039 [ref. 25021], Isbrücker et al. 2001:30 [ref. 25653], Isbrücker 2002:23 [ref. 27178], Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:339 [ref. 27061], López et al. 2003:47 [ref. 27366], Casciotta et al. 2003:124 [ref. 28130], Menni 2004:81 [ref. 28131], Ferraris 2007:271 [ref. 29155], Koerber & Litz 2014:4 [ref. 34967], Sarmiento et al. 2014:191 [ref. 35004], Mirande & Koerber 2015:45 [ref. 35117], Bertaco et al. 2016:419 [ref. 34561], Koerber & Litz 2016:6 [ref. 35098], Nión et al. 2016:31 [ref. 35565], Koerber et al. 2017:66 [ref. 35267], Koerber et al. 2020:5 [ref. 37480], dos Reis et al. 2020:468 [ref. 38364], Koerber et al. 2021:6 [ref. 38894], Koerber et al. 2023:6 [ref. 40355], Loureiro et al. 2023:96 [ref. 40506], Yunoki et al. 2025:337 [ref. 42013]). Current status: Valid as Loricariichthys platymetopon Isbrücker & Nijssen 1979. Loricariidae: Loricariinae. Distribution: South America: La Plata River basin (Uruguay, Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia and Paraguay). Habitat: freshwater.

rostratus, Loricariichthys Reis [R. E.] & Pereira [E. H. L.] 2000:1044, Fig. 10 [Copeia 2000 (no. 4); ref. 25021] Rio São Francisco Falso, limit between Diamante do Oeste and Santa Helena, Paraná (upper río Paraná drainage, 24°54'S, 54°12'W), Brazil. Holotype: MCP 16962. Paratypes: MACN 7942 (3); MCP 15662-68 (8, 3, 1, 4, 8, 1, 2), 15670-74 (1, 2, 2, 2, 1); MHNG 2607.87 (3); MLP 9098 (3); MZUSP 46770 (3); UMMZ 206187 (2). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:271 [ref. 29155], Miquelarena & Nadalin 2014:13 [ref. 33466]. •Valid as Loricariichthys rostratus Reis & Pereira 2000 -- (Isbrücker et al. 2001:30 [ref. 25653], Isbrücker 2002:23 [ref. 27178], Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:339 [ref. 27061], López et al. 2003:47 [ref. 27366], Ferraris 2007:271 [ref. 29155], Mirande & Koerber 2015:45 [ref. 35117], Koerber et al. 2017:66 [ref. 35267], dos Reis et al. 2020:468 [ref. 38364]). Current status: Valid as Loricariichthys rostratus Reis & Pereira 2000. Loricariidae: Loricariinae. Distribution: South America: Paraná River basin above Paraguay River mouth (Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay). Habitat: freshwater.

spixii, Loricaria Steindachner [F.] 1881:97 [Anzeiger der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Klasse v. 18 (no. 11) (for 5 May 1881); ref. 20484] Rio Quenda, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, about 22°56'S, 43°12'W. Lectotype: NMW 45113. Paralectotypes: NMW 45118 (2), 45120 (3, now 1); ZMA 115926 (1); ZSM 26790 [ex NMW 45120] (1). Type catalog: Nijssen et al. 1982:58 [ref. 19236], Ferraris 2007:270 [ref. 29155], Neumann 2011:266 [ref. 31652]. Species illustrated and described in more detail in Steindachner 1881:4, Pl. 2 (figs. 1-1b) [ref. 14299]. Lectotype selected by Isbrücker 1979:113 [ref. 2302]. For locality information see Reis & Pereira 2000:1037 [ref. 25021]. •Valid as Loricariichthys spixii (Steindachner 1881) -- (Isbrücker 1980:129 [ref. 2303], Isbrücker 1981:89 [ref. 5522], Burgess 1989:445 [ref. 12860], Reis & Pereira 2000:1035 [ref. 25021]). •Synonym of Loricariichthys castaneus (Castelnau 1855) -- (Reis & Pereira 2000:1035 [ref. 25021], Isbrücker et al. 2001:30 [ref. 25653], Isbrücker 2002:22 [ref. 27178], Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:338 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:270 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Loricariichthys castaneus (Castelnau 1855). Loricariidae: Loricariinae. Habitat: freshwater.

stuebelii, Loricaria Steindachner [F.] 1882:175 [Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Klasse v. 19 (no. 19); ref. 20487] Rio Huallaga, Peru. Lectotype: NMW 45110. Paralectotypes: (2) MTD F 358 and 359 (2?), ?NMW 45112. Type catalog: Zarske 2003:25 [ref. 27474]. Species originally spelled as Stübelii, later illustrated and described in more detail in Steindachner 1882:7, Pl. 3 (figs. 2-2b) [ref. 14353]. Lectotype selected by Isbrücker 1979:113 [ref. 2302]. •Valid as Loricariichthys stuebelii (Steindachner 1882) -- (Isbrücker 1980:129 [ref. 2303], Isbrücker 1981:89 [ref. 5522], Ortega & Vari 1986:17 [ref. 9708], Burgess 1989:445 [ref. 12860], Isbrücker et al. 2001:30, 31 [ref. 25653], Isbrücker 2002:23 [ref. 27178], Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:339 [ref. 27061], Barriga Salazar 2014:112 [ref. 35745] as Loricarichthys, Meza-Vargas et al. 2021:26 [ref. 39298], Chuctaya et al. 2022:43 [ref. 42137]). Current status: Valid as Loricariichthys stuebelii (Steindachner 1882). Loricariidae: Loricariinae. Distribution: South America: Amazon River drainage (Peru and Ecuador). Habitat: freshwater.

typus, Parahemiodon Bleeker [P.] 1862:373 [3] [Verslagen en Mededeelingen der Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen. Afdeling Natuurkunde. v. 14; ref. 390] Suriname. Holotype (unique): RMNH 3121. Type catalog: Boeseman 1972:306 [ref. 19698], Ferraris 2007:270 [ref. 29155]. On p. 3 of separate. •Synonym of Loricariichthys maculatus (Bloch 1794) -- (Isbrücker 2001:30 [ref. 25653], Isbrücker 2002:23 [ref. 27178]). •Questionably a synonym of Loricariichthys maculatus (Bloch 1794) -- (Isbrücker 1980:127 [ref. 2303], Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:339 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:270 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Synonym of Loricariichthys maculatus (Bloch 1794). Loricariidae: Loricariinae. Habitat: freshwater.

ucayalensis, Loricariichthys Regan [C. T.] 1913:282 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 8) v. 12 (no. 69); ref. 3655] Río Ucayali, Peru. Lectotype: BMNH 1913.7.30.36 (198 mm SL). Paralectotypes: BMNH 1913.7.30.37 (1). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:271 [ref. 29155]. Lectotype selected by Isbrücker & Nijssen 1979:208 [ref. 8822]. •Valid as Loricariichthys ucayalensis Regan 1913 -- (Isbrücker 1980:129 [ref. 2303], Ortega & Vari 1986:17 [ref. 9708], Burgess 1989:445 [ref. 12860], Isbrücker et al. 2001:30 [ref. 25653], Isbrücker 2002:23 [ref. 27178], Ferraris in Reis et al. 2003:339 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:271 [ref. 29155], Meza-Vargas et al. 2021:26 [ref. 39298], Chuctaya et al. 2022:43 [ref. 42137]). Current status: Valid as Loricariichthys ucayalensis Regan 1913. Loricariidae: Loricariinae. Distribution: South America: Ucayali River basin, upper Amazon River drainage (Peru). Habitat: freshwater.