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Hypostomus plecostomus) was one of the
first loricariid species imported for the fish-keeping hobby. Some
loricariids are not
normally considered "plecostomus"...
- also used as part of the
common names of
various similar species of
loricariids. The
superficially similar loach Beaufortia kweichowensis is also sometimes...
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commonly known as "dwarf suckers" or "otos". This genus, like
other loricariids, is
characterized by rows of
armour plating covering the body, as well...
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Extinct in the wild (EW): 6
species Critically endangered (CR): 455
species Endangered (EN): 643
species Vulnerable (VU): 1,245
species Near...
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plecostomus and its
allies and is
often used as a
catchall term for any
loricariids remotely resembling that species. The type
species is
Ancistrus cirrhosus...
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Jonathan W. (1998). "Modifications of the
Digestive Tract for
Holding Air in
Loricariid and
Scoloplacid Catfishes" (PDF). Copeia. 1998 (3): 663–675. doi:10.2307/1447796...
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Hypancistrus is a
genus of
loricariid catfish originating from the
Amazon basin in
South America.
Unlike many of the
other Loricariids, however, some Hypancistrus...
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Extinct in the wild (EW): 6
species Critically endangered (CR): 455
species Endangered (EN): 643
species Vulnerable (VU): 1,245
species Near...
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multiple barbels around the mouth. They
should not be
confused with the
loricariids,
which look
similar but are a
family of catfish. Most
species are rheophilic...
- loricarioids,
prior to the
beginning of the Late Cretaceous. As
extant loricariids are only
known from
South America, much of this
diversification must...
