Paraloricaria

Paraloricaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Loricariidae
Subfamily:	Loricariinae
Tribe:	Loricariini
Genus:	Paraloricaria; Isbrücker, 1979
Type species
	Loricaria vetula; Valenciennes, 1836

Paraloricaria is a genus of armored catfishes native to South America.

Species

There are currently three recognized species in this genus:^[1]

Paraloricaria agastor Isbrücker, 1979
Paraloricaria commersonoides (Devincenzi, 1943)
Paraloricaria vetula (Valenciennes, 1835)

Description

Paraloricaria shows a strongly flattened body, weak postorbital notches, long and ramified maxillary barbels, and overall, conspicuous fringed barbels.^[2]

Male Paraloricaria are abdomino-lip brooders.^[2]

References

↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2011). Species of Paraloricaria in FishBase. December 2011 version.
1 2 Covain, Raphael; Fisch-Muller, Sonia (2007). "The genera of the Neotropical armored catfish subfamily Loricariinae (Siluriformes: Loricariidae): a practical key and synopsis" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1462: 1–40.

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[1] Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2011). Species of Paraloricaria in FishBase. December 2011 version.

[Covain-2] 1 2 Covain, Raphael; Fisch-Muller, Sonia (2007). "The genera of the Neotropical armored catfish subfamily Loricariinae (Siluriformes: Loricariidae): a practical key and synopsis" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1462: 1–40.