Loricarioidei
Loricarioidea is a superfamily of catfishes (order Siluriformes). It contains the six families Trichomycteridae, Nematogenyiidae, Callichthyidae, Scoloplacidae, Astroblepidae, and Loricariidae. Some schemes also include Amphiliidae. This superfamily, including Amphiliidae, includes about 156 genera and 1,187 species.
6 branches of this suborder, most-observed first · about 1,834 known species
Armored Catfishes
familyLoricariidae
Callichthyid Armored Catfishes
familyCallichthyidae
Pencil Catfishes
familyTrichomycteridae
Naked Sucker-mouth Catfishes
familyAstroblepidae
Mountain Catfishes
familyNematogenyidae
Spiny Dwarf Catfishes
familyScoloplacidae
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1303577.