Loricaria
| Loricaria | |
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| Loricaria simillima | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Subfamily: | Loricariinae |
| Genus: | Loricaria Linnaeus, 1758 |
| Type species | |
| Loricaria cataphracta Linnaeus, 1758
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| Synonyms | |
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Fusiloricaria Fowler, 1940 | |
Loricaria is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Loricariidae, the mailed catfishes, and the subfamily Loricariinae, the armoured suckermouth catfishes. The catfishes in this genus are found in South America.