Isorineloricaria

Isorineloricaria
Isorineloricaria spinosissima
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Isorineloricaria

Isorineloricaria is a genus of catfish in the family Loricariidae from northwestern South America.[1][2] They live in rivers and streams, typically with slow to moderately running water,[3] in the Orinoco, Maracaibo, Magdalena and Guayas basins (one species in each basin).[2] The largest species in the genus reaches up to 52 cm (20 in) in standard length.[3]

Taxonomy

The taxonomy of this genus has been a matter of dispute, all having been placed in Hypostomus in the past, and some occasionally placed in Squaliforma. Squaliforma is now regarded as a synonym of Aphanotorulus, but species west of the Andes have been moved to Isorineloricaria.[2]

There are currently 4 recognized species in this genus:[2]

References

  1. ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2017). Species of Isorineloricaria in FishBase. October 2017 version.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Ray, C.K. & Armbruster, J.W. (2016): The genera Isorineloricaria and Aphanotorulus (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) with description of a new species. Zootaxa, 4072 (5): 501–539.
  3. 1 2 van der Sleen, P.; and J.S. Albert, eds. (2017). Field Guide to the Fishes of the Amazon, Orinoco, and Guianas. Princeton University Press. p. 275. ISBN 978-0691170749.


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