Loricariidae

E230170

Loricariidae is a large family of armored freshwater catfish native primarily to South America, commonly known as plecos or suckermouth catfish.

All labels observed (7)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fish family ⓘ
taxon ⓘ
characteristic armored plates on body ⓘ
suckermouth ⓘ
ventral mouth position ⓘ
well-developed odontodes ⓘ
class Actinopterygii ⓘ
commonName armored catfish ⓘ
plecos ⓘ
plecostomus catfish ⓘ
suckermouth armored catfish ⓘ
containsSubfamily Ancistrinae ⓘ
Hypoptopomatinae ⓘ
Hypostominae ⓘ
linked to: Loricariidae

Lithogeneinae ⓘ
Loricariinae ⓘ
linked to: Loricariidae

Neoplecostominae ⓘ
linked to: Loricariidae
describedBy Charles Lucien Bonaparte ⓘ
diet algae ⓘ
biofilm ⓘ
detritus ⓘ
periphyton ⓘ
ecologicalRole aufwuchs scraper ⓘ
benthic grazer ⓘ
geographicDistribution Neotropical region ⓘ
linked to: Neotropical realm
habitat floodplain lakes ⓘ
freshwater ⓘ
rivers ⓘ
streams ⓘ
hasGeneraCountApprox about 90 genera ⓘ
hasSpeciesCountApprox over 900 described species ⓘ
introducedTo Africa ⓘ
Asia ⓘ
North America ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
nativeTo Central America ⓘ
Costa Rica ⓘ
Panama ⓘ
South America ⓘ
Trinidad ⓘ
notableSpecies Ancistrus cirrhosus ⓘ
Hypostomus plecostomus ⓘ
linked to: Loricariidae

Pterygoplichthys pardalis ⓘ
order Siluriformes ⓘ
parentalCare male guards eggs in many species ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
reproduction egg-laying ⓘ
taxonRank family ⓘ
typeGenus Loricaria ⓘ
linked to: Loricariidae
usedFor aquarium trade ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (16)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Siluriformes → contains → Loricariidae ⓘ
Loricariidae → containsSubfamily → Hypostominae ⓘ
linked to: Loricariidae
Loricariidae → containsSubfamily → Loricariinae ⓘ
linked to: Loricariidae
Loricariidae → containsSubfamily → Neoplecostominae ⓘ
linked to: Loricariidae
Loricariidae → typeGenus → Loricaria ⓘ
linked to: Loricariidae
Loricariidae → notableSpecies → Hypostomus plecostomus ⓘ
linked to: Loricariidae
Hypoptopomatinae → parentTaxon → Loricariidae ⓘ
Hypoptopomatinae → family → Loricariidae ⓘ
Lithogeneinae → parentTaxon → Loricariidae ⓘ
Lithogeneinae → family → Loricariidae ⓘ
Lithogeneinae → relatedTo → Hypostominae ⓘ
linked to: Loricariidae
Lithogeneinae → relatedTo → Loricariinae ⓘ
linked to: Loricariidae
Psammphiletria → superfamily → Loricarioidea (placement within Siluriformes) ⓘ
linked to: Loricariidae
Pterygoplichthys pardalis → family → Loricariidae ⓘ
Ancistrus cirrhosus → family → Loricariidae ⓘ