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Loricariinae

Loricariidae · Subfamily of armored catfishes

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May 2026

After I had these plans for several years, I finally implemented the distribution map for all Loricariinae with the data from GBIF.org.
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April 2026

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Statistics
281
Valid Species
+37 synonyms
32
Valid Genera
1758
First Description
268 years of research
Descriptions per Decade
Largest Genera (valid species)
2 Farlowella
31
3 Harttia
26
4 Loricaria
20
6 Sturisoma
14