FAMILY Rafinesque, 1815 - suckermouth armored SUBFAMILY Lithogeninae Gosline, 1947 - suckermoth armored catfishes Eigenmann, 1909 - suckermouth armored catfishes Lithogenes valencia Provenzano et al., 2003 - Valencia suckermouth armored Species Lithogenes villosus Eigenmann, 1909 - Potaro suckermouth armored catfish Species Lithogenes wahari Schaefer & Provenzano, 2008 - Cuao suckermouth armored catfish SUBFAMILY Armbruster et al., 2006 - armored catfishes GENUS Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889 - armored catfishes [=Carinotus] Species Delturus angulicauda (Steindachner, 1877) - Mucuri armored catfish Species Delturus brevis Reis & Pereira, in Reis et al., 2006 - Aracuai armored catfish Species Delturus carinotus (La Monte, 1933) - Doce armored catfish Species Delturus parahybae Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889 - Parahyba armored catfish GENUS Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889 - wide-mouthed catfishes [=Upsilodus, Xenomystus] Species Hemipsilichthys gobio (Lütken, 1874) - Parahyba wide-mouthed catfish [=victori] Species Hemipsilichthys nimius Pereira, 2003 - Pereque-Acu wide-mouthed catfish Species Hemipsilichthys papillatus Pereira et al., 2000 - Paraiba wide-mouthed catfish SUBFAMILY Rhinelepinae Armbruster, 2004 - suckermouth catfishes GENUS Pogonopoma Regan, 1904 - suckermouth armored catfishes, sucker catfishes [=Pogonopomoides] Species Quevedo & Reis, 2002 - Canoas sucker catfish Species (Steindachner, 1877) - Parahyba sucker catfish Species (Steindachner, 1867) - Mucuri sucker catfish GENUS Pseudorinelepis Bleeker, 1862 - suckermouth armored catfishes, plecos [=Canthopomus E 1910, Canthopoumus E & A 1942, Monistianchistrus] Species Pseudorinelepis genibarbis (Valenciennes, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1840) - pleco [=agassizii, carachama, pellegrini] GENUS Agassiz, in Spix & Agassiz, 1829 - suckermouth armored catfish Species Rhinelepis aspera Spix & Agassiz, 1829 - aspera large-gilled sucker catfish Species Rhinelepis strigosa Valenciennes, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1840 - Parana large-gilled sucker catfish SUBFAMILY Rafinesque, 1815 - armored catfishes [=Loricarini, , Platycephala, Anesipoma, Gonyodontes, Acestrini, Farlowellidi, Hartiinae, Rineloricariina, Reganellina, Planiloricariina, Loricariichthyina, Hemiodontichthyina, Metaloricariina, Pseudoloricariina, Ricolina] GENUS Aposturisoma Isbrücker et al., 1983 - sturgeon armored catfish Species Aposturisoma myriodon Isbrucker et al., 1983 - Aguaytia armored catfish GENUS Brochiloricaria Isbrücker & Nijssen, in Isbrucker, 1979 - armored catfishes Species Brochiloricaria chauliodon Isbrucker, 1979 - El Dorado armored catfish Species Brochiloricaria macrodon (Kner, 1853) - Cuiaba armored catfish GENUS Crossoloricaria Isbrücker, 1979 - armored catfishes Species Crossoloricaria cephalaspis Isbrücker, 1979 - Magdalena armored catfish Species Crossoloricaria variegata (Steindachner, 1879) - Mamoni armored catfish Species Crossoloricaria venezuelae (Schultz, 1944) - Palmar armored catfish GENUS Cteniloricaria Isbrücker & Nijssen, in Isbrucker, 1979 - armored catfishes Species Cteniloricaria napova Covain & Fisch-Muller, in Covain et al., 2012 - Paru de Oeste armored catfish Species Cteniloricaria platystoma (Gunther, 1868) - platystoma armored catfish [=maculata] GENUS Isbrücker & Nijssen, in Isbrucker, 1979 - armored catfishes Species Dasyloricaria filamentosa (Steindachner, 1878) - Steindachner's Magdalena armored catfish [=seminuda] Species Dasyloricaria latiura (Eigenmann & Vance, in Eigenmann, 1912) - Certegai armored catfish [=capetensis, tuyrensis] Species Dasyloricaria paucisquama Londono-Burbano & Reis, 2016 - La Dorada armored catfish GENUS Dentectus Martín Salazar et al., 1982 - armored catfishes Species Dentectus barbarmatus Martin Salazar et al., 1982 - Salinas armored catfish GENUS Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889 - twig catfishes, stick catfishes [=Acestra] Species (Kner, 1853) - [=scolopacina] Species Farlowella altocorpus Retzer, 2006 - Coroico stick catfish Species Farlowella amazonum (Günther, 1864) - Amazon stick catfish [=carinata, oliveirae, paranaense, platorynchus, pleurotaenia, pseudogladiolus] Species Farlowella colombiensis Retzer & Page, 1997 - Colombian stick catfish Species Farlowella curtirostra Myers, 1942 - Maracaibo stick catfish Species Farlowella gianetii Ballen et al., 2016 - Ballen's Xingu stick catfish Species Farlowella gladiolus (Gunther, 1864) - Tapajos stick catfish Species Farlowella gracilis Regan, 1904 - Caqueta stick catfish [=boliviana] Species Meinken, 1937 - Parana stick catfish Species Farlowella hasemani Eigenmann & Vance, 1917 - Para stick catfish Species Farlowella henriquei Miranda Ribeiro, 1918 - Vermlho stick catfish Species Farlowella isbruckeri Retzer & Page, 1997 - Isbrucker's stick catfish Species Farlowella jauruensis Eigenmann & Vance, 1917 - Jauru stick catfish Species (Steindachner, 1882) - Canelos stick catfish Species Farlowella mariaelenae Martín Salazar, 1964 - Salinas stick catfish Species Farlowella martini Fernández-Yépez, 1972 - Martin's stick catfish Species Farlowella mitoupibo Ballen et al., 2016 - Cano Caribe stick catfish Species Steindachner, 1910 - Natterer's stick catfish [=acestrichthys, azygia, hargreavesi] Species Farlowella odontotumulus Retzer & Page, 1997 - Aguarico stick catfish Species Farlowella oxyrryncha (Kner, 1853) - Mamore stick catfish [=gladius] Species Farlowella paraguayensis Retzer & Page, 1997 - Curuguaty stick catfish Species Boeseman, 1971 - Maka stick catfish Species Farlowella rugosa Boeseman, 1971 - Marowijne stick catfish [=parvicarinata] Species Farlowella schreitmuelleri Ahl, 1937 - Santarem stick catfish [=latisoma] Species Fowler, 1913 - Smith's stick catfish Species Farlowella taphorni Retzer & Page, 1997 - Muyapas stick catfish Species Farlowella venezuelensis Martín Salazar, 1964 - Colorado stick catfish Species Myers, 1942 - Uribanto stick catfish [=agustini, angosturae, guaricensis, roncallii] Species Farlowella yarigui Ballen & Mojica, 2014 - Chucuri stick catfish GENUS Fonchiiloricaria Rodriguez et al., 2011 - armored catfishes Species Fonchiiloricaria nanodon Rodriguez et al., 2011 - Huanuco armored catfish GENUS Furcodontichthys Rapp Py-Daniel, 1981 - armored catfishes Species Furcodontichthys novaesi Rapp Py-Daniel, 1981 - fringe-barbed armored catfish GENUS Steindachner, 1877 - armored catfishes, harttias [=Quiritixys] Species Harttia absaberi Oyakawa et al., 2013 - Upper Parana harttia Species Harttia carvalhoi Miranda Ribeiro, 1939 - Paquequer harttia Species Harttia depressa Rapp Py-Daniel & Oliveira, 2001 - Pitinga harttia Species Harttia dissidens Rapp Py-Daniel & Oliveira, 2001 - Tapajos harttia Species Harttia duriventris Rapp Py-Daniel & Oliveira, 2001 - Tocantins harttia Species Harttia fluminensis Covain & Fisch-Muller, in Covain et al., 2012 - Coppename harttia Species Harttia fowleri (Pellegrin, 1908) - Fowler's harttia Species Harttia garavelloi Oyakawa, 1993 - Fanado harttia Species Harttia gracilis Oyakawa, 1993 - gracile harttia Species Harttia guianensis Rapp Py-Daniel & Oliveira, 2001 - Approuague harttia Species Harttia kronei Miranda Ribeiro, 1908 - Bethary harttia Species Harttia leiopleura Oyakawa, 1993 - leiopleura harttia Species Harttia longipinna Langeani et al., 2001 - Serrana harttia Species Harttia loricariformis Steindachner, 1877 - Parahyba harttia Species Harttia merevari Provenzano et al., 2005 - Caura harttia Species Harttia novalimensis Oyakawa, 1993 - Das Velhas harttia Species Harttia punctata Rapp Py-Daniel & Oliveira, 2001 - punctata harttia Species Harttia rhombocephala Miranda Ribeiro, 1939 - Farias harttia Species Harttia surinamensis Boeseman, 1971 - Suriname harttia Species Harttia torrenticola Oyakawa, 1993 - Riacho harttia Species Harttia trombetensis Rapp Py-Daniel & Oliveira, 2001 - Trombetas harttia Species Harttia tuna Covain & Fisch-Muller, in Covain et al., 2012 - tuna harttia Species Harttia uatumensis Rapp Py-Daniel & Oliveira, 2001 - Uatuma harttia GENUS Harttiella Boeseman, 1971 - armored catfishes, harttiellas Species Harttiella crassicauda (Boeseman, 1953) - Nassau harttiella Species Harttiella intermedia Covain & Fisch-Muller, in Covain et al., 2012 - Sinnamary harttiella Species Harttiella janmoli Covain & Fisch-Muller, in Covain et al., 2012 - Maroni harttiella Species Harttiella longicauda Covain & Fisch-Muller, in Covain et al., 2012 - Mana harttiella Species Harttiella lucifer Covain & Fisch-Muller, in Covain et al., 2012 - Lucifer hartiella Species Harttiella parva Covain & Disch-Muller, in Covain et al., 2012 - Atachi Bakka harttiella Species Harttiella pilosa Covain & Fisch-Muller, in Covain et al., 2012 - Tortue harttiella GENUS Bleeker, 1862 - armored catfishes Species Hemiodontichthys acipenserinus (Kner, 1853) - Essequibo armored catfish GENUS Miranda Ribeiro, 1939 - armored catfishes Species Lamontichthys avacanoeiro de Carvalho Paixao & Toledo-Piza, 2009 - Tocantins armored catfish Species Lamontichthys filamentosa (La Monte, 1935) - Envira armored catfish [=filamentissima] Species Lamontichthys llanero Taphorn & Lilyestrom, 1984 - Hoyada armored catfish Species Lamontichthys maracaibero Taphorn & Lilyestrom, 1984 - Motatan armored catfish Species Lamontichthys parakana de Carvalho Paixao & Toledo-Piza, 2009 - parakana armored catfish Species Lamontichthys stibaros Isbrucker & Nijssen, 1978 - Bobonaza armored catfish GENUS Isbrucker & Nijssen, in Isbrucker, 1979 - armored catfishes Species (Eigenmann, 1909) - Konawaruk armored catfish [=parnahybae, petleyi, punctata] Species Limatulichthys nasarcus Londono-Burbano et al., 2014 - Orinoco limatulichthys GENUS Loricaria Linnaeus, 1758 - armored catfishes, loricarias [=Fusiloricaria] Species Loricaria apeltogaster Boulenger, 1895 - Boulenger's loricaria Species Loricaria birindellii Thomas & Sabaj Perez, 2010 - Curua loricaria Species Linnaeus, 1758 - Marowijne loricaria [=carinata, cirrhosa, dentata, dura, flagellaris, setifera] Species Loricaria clavipinna Fowler, 1940 - Contamana loricaria Species Loricaria coximensis Rodriguez et al., 2012 - Caxim loricaria Species Loricaria holmbergi Rodriguez & Miquelarena, 2005 - Jujuy loricaria Species Loricaria lata Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889 - Goias loricaria Species Isbrücker, 1979 - Pararna locicaria Species Loricaria luciae Thomas et al., 2013 - Thomas's loricaria Species Loricaria lundbergi Thomas & Rapp Py-Daniel, 2008 - Negro loricaria Species Loricaria nickeriensis Isbrücker, 1979 - Nickerie loricaria Species Loricaria parnahybae Steindachner, 1907 - Parnahyba loricaria [=piauhiae] Species Loricaria piracicabae Ihering, 1907 - Piracicaba loricaria Species Loricaria prolixa Isbrucker & Nijssen, 1978 - Isbrucker's Parana loricaria [=macrochir] Species Loricaria pumila Thomas & Rapp Py-Daniel, 2008 - Paqueta loricaria Species Loricaria simillima Regan, 1904 - Canelos loricaria Species Loricaria spinulifera Thomas & Rapp Py-Daniel, 2008 - Jauaperi loricaria Species Loricaria tucumanensis Isbrücker, 1979 - Tucuman loricaria GENUS Bleeker, 1862 - armored catfishes, loricarias [=Parahemiodon, Plecostomus] Species Loricariichthys acutus (Valenciennes, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1840) - acutus loricaria Species Loricariichthys anus (Valenciennes, 1835) - anus loricaria Species Loricariichthys brunneus (Hancock, 1828) - Orinoco loricaria Species Loricariichthys cashibo (Eigenmann & Allen, 1942) - Cashiboya loricaria Species Loricariichthys castaneus (Castelnau, 1855) - Castelnau's loricaria [=spixii] Species Loricariichthys chanjoo (Fowler, 1940) - Contamana loricaria Species Loricariichthys derbyi Fowler, 1915 - Derby's loricaria Species Loricariichthys edentatus Reis & Pereira, 2000 - Itape loricaria Species Loricariichthys hauxwelli Fowler, 1915 - Ambyiacu loricaria Species Loricariichthys labialis (Boulenger, 1895) - Boulenger's Paraguay loricaria Species Loricariichthys maculatus (Bloch, 1794) - Bloch's loricaria [=accipenser, amazonica, cataphracta, parahemiodon, typus] Species Loricariichthys melanocheilus Reis & Pereira, 2000 - Pirapo loricaria Species Loricariichthys microdon (Eigenmann, 1909) - Rupununi loricaria Species Loricariichthys nudirostris (Kner, 1853) - Kner's loricaria Species Loricariichthys platymetopon Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1979 - Ypacarai loricaria Species Loricariichthys rostratus Reis & Pereira, 2000 - Reis's loricaria Species Loricariichthys stuebelii (Steindachner, 1882) - Huallaga loricaria Species Loricariichthys ucayalensis Regan, 1913 - Ucayali loricaria GENUS Metaloricaria Isbrucker, 1975 - loricarias, armored catfishes Species Metaloricaria nijsseni (Boeseman, 1976) - Sipaliwini loricaria Species Metaloricaria paucidens Isbrucker, 1975 - Ouaqui loricaria GENUS Isbrucker, 1979 - armored catfishes, loricarias Species Paraloricaria agastor Isbrucker, 1979 - Isbrucker's Paraguay loricaria Species Paraloricaria commersonoides (Devincenzi, 1943) - Paysandu loricaria Species (Valenciennes, 1835) - vetula loricaria GENUS Isbrucker, 1971 - armored catfishes, loricarias Species Planiloricaria cryptodon (Isbrucker, 1971) - cryptodon loricaria GENUS Proloricaria Isbrucker, in Isbrucker et al., 2001 - armored catfishes Species Proloricaria prolixa (Isbrucker & Nijssen, 1978) - Piracicaba armored catfish GENUS Bleeker, 1862 - armored catfishes Species Pseudohemiodon amazonum (Delsman, 1941) - Trombetas armored catfish Species Pseudohemiodon apithanos Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1978 - Conejo armored catfish Species Pseudohemiodon devincenzii (Señorans, 1950) - Salto armored catfish Species Pseudohemiodon lamina (Günther, 1868) - Xeberos armored catfish Species (Regan, 1904) - Regan's pseudohemiodon Species Pseudohemiodon platycephalus (Kner, 1853) - flathead armored catfish Species Pseudohemiodon thorectes Isbrücker, 1975 - Palacios armored catfish GENUS Pseudoloricaria Bleeker, 1862 - armored catfishes, loricarias Species Pseudoloricaria laeviuscula (Valenciennes, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1840) - laeviuscula loricaria GENUS Pterosturisoma Isbrucker & Nijssen, 1978 - armored catfishes, loricarias Species Pterosturisoma microps (Eigenmann & Allen, 1942) - microps loricaria GENUS Pyxiloricaria Isbrucker & Nijssen, 1984 - armored catfishes, loricarias Species Pyxiloricaria menezesi Isbrucker & Nijssen, 1984 - Menezes's loricaria GENUS Eigenmann, 1905 - armored catfishes, loricarias [=Hemiodon] Species Reganella depressa (Kner, 1853) - depressa loricaria GENUS Rhadinoloricaria Isbrucker & Nijssen, 1974 - armored catfishes, loricarias Species Rhadinoloricaria bahuaja (Chang & Castro, 1999) - Tambopata armored catfish Species Rhadinoloricaria condei (Isbrucker & Nijssen, 1986) - Napo armored catfish Species Rhadinoloricaria laani (Nijssen & Isbrucker, 1988) - Metica armored catfish Species Rhadinoloricaria listrorhinos (Nijssen & Isbrucker, 1988) - Rajote armored catfish Species Rhadinoloricaria macromystax (Gunther, 1869) - macromystax loricaria Species Rhadinoloricaria ommation (Nijssen & Isbrucker, 1988) - Lapuna armored catfish Species Rhadinoloricaria rhami (Isbrucker & Nijssen, 1983) - Huacamayo armored catfish GENUS Ricola Isbrucker & Nijssen, 1978 - armored catfishes, loricarias Species Ricola macrops (Regan, 1904) - ricola loricaria GENUS Bleeker, 1862 - whiptail catfishes [=Fonchiiichthys, Hemiloricaria, Ixinandria, Leliella] Species Rineloricaria aequalicuspis Reis & Cardoso, 2001 - Forquilhas whiptail catfish Species Rineloricaria altipinnis (Breder, 1925) - Chico whiptail catfish Species Rineloricaria anhaguapitan Ghazzi, 2008 - Coxilha whiptail catfish Species Rineloricaria anitae Ghazzi, 2008 - Canoas whiptail catfish Species Rineloricaria aurata (Knaack, 2002) - Aquidaban whiptail catfish Species Rineloricaria baliola Rodriguez & Reis, 2008 - Fortaleza whiptail catfish Species Rineloricaria beni (Pearson, 1924) - Rogoagua whiptail catfish Species Rineloricaria cacerensis (Miranda Ribeiro, 1912) - Caceres whiptail catfish Species Rineloricaria cadeae (Hensel, 1868) - Hensel's whiptail catfish Species Rineloricaria capitonia Ghazzi, 2008 - Condor whiptail catfish Species Rineloricaria caracasensis (Bleeker, 1862) - Caracas whiptail catfish [=rostrata] Species Rineloricaria castroi Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1984 - Castro's whiptail catfish Species Rineloricaria catamarcensis (Berg, 1895) - Tala whiptail catfish Species Rineloricaria cubataonis (Steindachner, 1907) - Cubatao whiptail catfish Species Rineloricaria daraha Rapp Py-Daniel & Fichberg, 2008 - Daraa whiptail catfish Species Rineloricaria eigenmanni (Pellegrin, 1908) - Sarare whiptail catfish Species Rineloricaria fallax (Steindachner, 1915) - whiptailed loricaria Species Rineloricaria felipponei (Fowler, 1943) - Felippone's whiptail catfish Species Rineloricaria formosa Isbrücker & Njissen, 1979 - formosa whiptail catfish Species Rineloricaria hasemani Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1979 - Maguary whiptail catfish Species Rineloricaria henselii (Steindachner, 1907) - Steindachner's Cubatao whiptail catfish Species Rineloricaria heteroptera Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1976 - Manaus whiptail catfish Species Rineloricaria isaaci Rodriguez & Miquelarena, 2008 - Isaac's whiptail catfish Species Rineloricaria jaraguensis (Steindachner, 1909) - Jaragua whiptail catfish Species Rineloricaria jubata (Boulenger, 1902) - jubata whiptail catfish Species Rineloricaria konopickyi (Steindachner, 1879) - Konopicky's whiptail catfish Species Rineloricaria kronei (Miranda-Ribeiro, 1911) - Iporanga whiptail catfish Species (Günther, 1868) - chocolate-colored catfish [=hoehnei] Species Rineloricaria langei Ingenito et al., 2008 - Lange's whiptail catfish Species Rineloricaria latirostris (Boulenger, 1900) - Mogi Guacu whiptail catfish [=paulina] Species Rineloricaria lima (Kner, 1953) - lima whiptail catfish Species Rineloricaria longicauda Reis, 1983 - Reis's whiptail catfish Species Rineloricaria maacki Ingenito et al., 2008 - Uniao whiptail catfish Species Rineloricaria magdalenae (Steindachner, 1879) - Magdalena whiptail catfish Species Rineloricaria malabarbai Rodriguez & Reis, 2008 - Agudo whiptail catfish Species Rineloricaria maquinensis Reis & Cardoso, 2001 - Maquine whiptail catfish Species Rineloricaria melini (Schindler, 1959) - Solimoes whiptail catfish Species Rineloricaria microlepidogaster (Regan, 1904) - Regan's whiptail catfish Species Rineloricaria microlepidota (Steindachner, 1907) - Jurua whiptail catfish Species Rineloricaria misionera Rodriguez & Miquelarena, 2005 - Misiones whiptail catfish Species Rineloricaria morrowi Fowler, 1940 - Morrow's whiptail catfish Species Rineloricaria nigricauda (Regan, 1904) - Porto Real whiptail catfish Species Rineloricaria osvaldoi Fichberg & Chamon, 2008 - Goias whiptail catfish Species Rineloricaria pareiacantha (Fowler, 1943) - Santa Lucia whiptail catfish Species Rineloricaria parva (Boulenger, 1895) - Descalvados whiptail catfish Species Rineloricaria pentamaculata Langeani & Araujo, 1994 - Turvo whiptail catfish Species Rineloricaria phoxocephala (Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889) - Coary whiptail catfish Species Rineloricaria platyura (Müller & Troschel, 1849) - platyura whiptail catfish [=submarginatus] Species Rineloricaria quadrensis Reis, 1983 - Quadros whiptail catfish Species Rineloricaria reisi Ghazzi, 2008 - Santo Angelo whiptail catfish Species Rineloricaria rupestris (Schultz, 1944) - Motatan whiptail catfish Species Rineloricaria sanga Ghazzi, 2008 - Sanga whiptail catfish Species Rineloricaria setepovos Ghazzi, 2008 - Piratini whiptail catfish Species Rineloricaria sneiderni (Fowler, 1944) - Jurubuda whiptail catfish Species Rineloricaria steinbachi (Regan, 1906) - Cachi whiptail catfish [=montebelloi] Species Rineloricaria steindachneri (Regan, 1904) - Steindachner's whiptail catfish Species Rineloricaria stellata Ghazzi, 2008 - Ijui whiptail catfish Species Rineloricaria stewarti (Eigenmann, 1909) - Chipoo whiptail catfish Species Rineloricaria strigilata (Hensel, 1868) - strigilata whiptail catfish Species Rineloricaria teffeana (Steindachner, 1879) - Teffe whiptail catfish [=valenciennesii] Species Rineloricaria thrissoceps (Fowler, 1943) - Canelones whiptail catfish Species Rineloricaria tropeira Ghazzi, 2008 - Vacaria whiptail catfish Species Rineloricaria uracantha (Kner, 1863) - Chagres whiptail catfish [=bransfordi] Species Rineloricaria wolfei Fowler, 1940 - Wolfe's whiptail catfish Species Rineloricaria zaina Ghazzi, 2008 - Burica whiptail catfish GENUS Schultz, 1944 - whiptail catfishes [=Euacanthagenys] Species Spatuloricaria atratoensis Schultz, 1944 - Truando whiptail catfish Species Spatuloricaria caquetae (Fowler, 1943) - Orteguasa whiptail catfish Species Spatuloricaria curvispina (Dahl, 1942) - Batatal whiptail catfish Species Spatuloricaria euacanthagenys Isbrücker, 1979 - Morelia whiptail catfish [=caquetae] Species Spatuloricaria evansii (Boulenger, 1892) - Jangada whiptail catfish [=cirrhosa] Species Spatuloricaria fimbriata (Eigenmann & Vance, in Eigenmann, 1912) - Certegai whiptail catfish Species Spatuloricaria gymnogaster (Eigenmann & Vance, in Eigenmann, 1912) - Apulo whiptail catfish Species Spatuloricaria lagoichthys (Schultz, 1944) - Palmar whiptail catfish Species Spatuloricaria nudiventris (Valenciennes, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1840) – nudiventris whiptail catfish Species Spatuloricaria phelpsi Schultz, 1944 - Socuy whiptail catfish Species Spatuloricaria puganensis (Pearson, 1937) - Pusoc whiptail catfish Species Spatuloricaria tuira Fichberg et al., 2014 - Tuira's whiptail GENUS Swainson, 1838 - armored catfishes, sturisomas [=Oxyloricaria, Parasturisoma] Species Sturisoma aureus (Steindachner, 1900) - Magdalena sturisoma Species Sturisoma barbatum (Kner, 1853) - Cuiaba sturisoma Species Sturisoma brevirostre (Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889) - Ica sturisoma Species Sturisoma caquetae (Fowler, 1945) - Morelia sturisoma Species Sturisoma guentheri (Regan, 1904) - Xeberos sturisoma Species Sturisoma lyra (Regan, 1904) - Jurua sturisoma Species Sturisoma monopelte Fowler, 1914 - Rupununi sturisoma Species Fowler, 1940 - Contamana sturisoma Species Sturisoma robustum (Regan, 1904) - Regan's sturisoma Species Sturisoma rostratum (Spix & Agassiz, 1829) - Brazilian sturisoma Species Sturisoma tenuirostre (Steindachner, 1910) - Meta sturisoma GENUS Sturisomatichthys Isbrucker & Nijssen, in Isbrucker, 1979 - armored catfishes Species Sturisomatichthys aureus (Steindachner, 1900) - Bodega armored catfish Species Sturisomatichthys citurensis (Meek & Hildebrand, 1913) - Cituro sturisoma Species Sturisomatichthys dariensis (Meek & Hildebrand, 1913) - Rio Tuyra sturisoma Species Sturisomatichthys festivus (Myers, 1942) - Rio Monay sturisoma Species Sturisomatichthys frenatus (Boulenger, 1902) - Salidero sturisoma Species Sturisomatichthys kneri (Ghazzi, 2005 - Maracaibo sturisoma Species Sturisomatichthys leightoni (Regan, 1912) - Honda sturisoma Species Sturisomatichthys panamensis (Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1899) - Panama sturisoma Species Sturisomatichthys tamanae (Regan, 1912) - Tamana sturisoma SUBFAMILY Eigenmann and Eigenmann, 1890 - loricariids [=Acestridiinae, Otocinclini, Otothyrini, Lampiellini] GENUS Haseman, 1911 - loricariids Species Acestridium colombiense Retzer, 2005 - Inirida loricariid Species Acestridium dichromum Retzer et al., 1999 - Pozo loricariid Species Acestridium discus Haseman, 1911 - discus loricariid Species Acestridium gymnogaster Reis & Lehmann A., 2009 - Traira loricariid Species Acestridium martini Retzer et al., 1999 - Martin's loricariid Species Acestridium scutatum Reis & Lehmann A., 2009 - Humaita loricariid Species Acestridium triplax Rodriquez & Reis, 2007 - Juruti loricariid GENUS Chauliocheilos Martins et al., 2014 - armored catfishes Species Chauliocheilos saxatilis Martins et al., 2014 - Itamarandiba armored catfish GENUS Gymnotocinclus Carvalho et al., 2008 - armored catfishes Species Gymnotocinclus anosteos Carvalho et al., 2008 - naked armored catfish Species Gymnotocinclus canoeiro Roxo et al., 2017 - Almas armored catfish GENUS Günther, 1868 - armored catfishes [=Aristommata, Diapeltoplites, Nannoptopoma] Species Hypoptopoma baileyi Aquino & Schaefer, 2010 - Bailey's armored catfish Species Hypoptopoma bianale Aquino & Schaefer, 2010 - Leticia armored catfish Species Hypoptopoma brevirostratum Aquino & Schaefer, 2010 - shortnosed armored catfish Species Hypoptopoma elongatum Aquino & Schaefer, 2010 - Itaituba armored catfish Species Hypoptopoma guianense Boeseman, 1974 - Nickerie armored catfish Species Hypoptopoma gulare Cope, 1878 - Loreto armored catfish [=joberti] Species Hypoptopoma incognitum Aquino & Schaefer, 2010 - Itenez armored catfish Species Hypoptopoma inexspectatum (Holmberg, 1893) - Formosa armored catfish [=guentheri] Species Hypoptopoma machadoi Aquino & Schaefer, 2010 - Machado's armored catfish Species Hypoptopoma muzuspi Aquino & Schaefer, 2010 - Fria armored catfish Species Hypoptopoma psilogaster Fowler, 1915 - Fowler's Peruvian armored catfish Species Hypoptopoma spectabile (Eigenmann, 1914) - Quebrada armored catfish Species Hypoptopoma steindachneri Boulenger, 1895 - Steindachner's armored catfish Species Hypoptopoma sternoptychum (Schaefer, 1996) - Schaefer's armored catfish Species Hypoptopoma thoracatum Günther, 1868 - Xeberos armored catfish [=bilobatum] GENUS Lampiella Isbrücker, in Isbrucker et al., 2001 - armored catfishes Species Lampiella gibbosa (Miranda Ribeiro, 1908) - Bethary armored catfish GENUS Macrotocinclus Isbrucker & Seidel, in Isbrucker et al., 2001 - suckermouth catfishes Species Macrotocinclus affinis (Steindachner, 1877) - golden oto GENUS Niobichthys Schaefer & Provenzano, 1998 - loricariids Species Niobichthys ferrarisi Schaefer & Provenzano, 1998 - Baria loricariid GENUS Cope, 1871 - otos, dwarf suckers Species Otocinclus arnoldi Regan, 1909 - Arnold's dwarf sucker Species Otocinclus batmani Lehmann A., 2006 - Batman's dwarf sucker Species Otocinclus bororo Schaefer, 1997 - bororo dwarf sucker Species Otocinclus caxarari Schaefer, 1997 - Upper Madeira dwarf sucker Species Otocinclus cocama Reis, 2004 - Maranon oto Species Otocinclus flexilis Cope, 1894 - Jacui oto [=fimbriatus] Species Otocinclus hasemani Steindachner, 1915 - Haseman's oto Species Otocinclus hoppei Miranda Ribeiro, 1939 - Belem oto Species Otocinclus huaorani Schaefer, 1997 - San Miguel oto Species Otocinclus juruenae Ribeiro & Lehmann, 2016 - Juara oto Species Otocinclus macrospilus Eigenmann & Allen, 1942 - Morona dwarf sucker Species Otocinclus mangaba Lehmann A. et al., 2010 - mangaba dwarf sucker Species Otocinclus mariae Fowler, 1940 - Chimore dwarf sucker Species Otocinclus mimulus Axenrot & Kullander, 2003 - Mondai dwarf sucker Species Otocinclus mura Schaefer, 1997 - Mura oto Species Otocinclus tapirape Britto & Moreira, 2002 - Pintado dwarf sucker Species Otocinclus vestitus Cope, 1872 - Ambyiacu dwarf sucker Species Otocinclus vittatus Regan, 1904 - Descalvados dwarf sucker [=paraguensis] Species Otocinclus xakriaba Schaefer, 1997 - Schaefer's oto GENUS Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889 - armored catfishes Species Oxyropsis acutirostra Miranda Ribeiro, 1951 - Paricachoeira armored catfish Species Oxyropsis carinata (Steindachner, 1879) - Steindachner's oxyropsis Species Oxyropsis ephippia Aquino & Sabaj Perez, 2016 - Deer Falls oxyropsis Species Oxyropsis wrightiana Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889 - Hyanuary armored catfish [=wrightii] GENUS Plesioptopoma Reis et al., 2012 - armored catfishes Species Plesioptopoma curvidens Reis et al., 2012 - Paraopeba armored catfish GENUS Pseudotocinclus Nichols, 1919 - armored catfishes Species Pseudotocinclus juquiae Takako et al., 2005 - Juquia armored catfishes Species Pseudotocinclus parahybae Takako et al., 2005 - Grande armored catfish Species Pseudotocinclus tietensis (Ihering, 1907) - Tiete armored catfish [=intermedius] SUBFAMILY Regan, 1904 - neoplecostomins GENUS Euryochus Pereira & Reis, 2017 - neoplecostomins Species Euryochus thysanos Pereira & Reis, 2017 - Itarana neoplecostomin GENUS Hirtella Pereira et al., 2014 - neoplecostomins Species Hirtella carinata Pereira et al., 2014 - Bahia neoplecostomin GENUS Derijst, 1996 - Derijst's neoplecostomins Species Isbrueckerichthys alipionis (Gosline, 1947) - Betari neoplecostomin Species Isbrueckerichthys calvus Jerep et al., 2006 - Tibagi neoplecostomin Species (Miranda Ribeiro, 1907) - Dusen's neoplecostomin Species Isbrueckerichthys epakmos Pereira & Oyakawa, 2003 - Ribeira neoplecostomin Species Isbrueckerichthys saxicola Jerep et al., 2006 - Londrina neoplecostomin GENUS Miranda Ribeiro, 1908 - armored catfishes Species (Boulenger, 1900) - Heyland's armored catfish Species (Nichols, 1919) - Poco armored catfish Species Miranda Ribeiro, 1908 - Betari armored catfish GENUS Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1888 - armored catfishes, neoplecostomins Species Neoplecostomus bandeirante Roxo et al., 2012 - Paraitinguinha neoplecostomin Species Neoplecostomus botucatu Roxo et al., 2012 - Pardo neoplecostomin Species Neoplecostomus canastra Roxo et al., 2017 - Tamborete neoplecostomin Species Neoplecostomus corumba Zawadzki et al., 2008 - Corumba neoplecostomin Species Neoplecostomus doceensis Roxo et al., 2014 - Doce neoplecostomin Species Neoplecostomus espiritosantensis Langeani, 1990 - Jacu neoplecostomin Species Neoplecostomus franciscoensis Langeani, 1990 - Velhas neoplecostomin Species Neoplecostomus granosus (Valenciennes, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1840) – Cayenne neoplecostomin Species Neoplecostomus jaguari Andrade & Langeani, 2014 - jaguar neoplecostomin Species Neoplecostomus langeanii Roxo et al., 2012 - Muzambinho neoplecostomin Species (Steindachner, 1877) - Pariba neoplecostomin Species Neoplecostomus paranensis Langeani, 1990 - Cubatao neoplecostomin Species Neoplecostomus paraty Cherobim et al., 2017 - Pereque-Acu neoplecostomin Species Neoplecostomus ribeirensis Langeani, 1990 - Ribeira neoplecostomin Species Neoplecostomus selenae Zawadzki et al., 2008 - Paranapanema neoplecostomin Species Neoplecostomus variipictus Bizerril, 1995 - Bizerril's neoplecostomin Species Neoplecostomus yapo Zawadzki et al., 2008 - Yapo neoplecostomin GENUS Miranda Ribeiro, 1918 - armored catfishes [=Psilichthys] Species Pareiorhaphis azygolechis (Pereira & Reis, 2002) - Araraquara armored catfish Species Pareiorhaphis bahianus (Gosline, 1947) - Fazenda armored catfish Species Pareiorhaphis cameroni (Steindachner, 1907) - Cameron's armored catfish Species Pareiorhaphis cerosa (Miranda Ribeiro, 1951) - cerosus armored catfish Species Pareiorhaphis eurycephalus (Pereira & Reis, 2002) - Canoas armored catfish Species Pareiorhaphis garapia Pereira et al., 2015 - Maquine armored catfish Species Pareiorhaphis garbei (Ihering, 1911) - Garbe's armored catfish Species Pareiorhaphis hypselurus (Pereira & Reis, 2002) - Forqueta armored catfish Species Pareiorhaphis hystrix (Pereira & Reis, 2002) - Touros armored catfish Species Pareiorhaphis lophia Pereira & Zanata, 2014 - Paraguacu armored catfish Species Pareiorhaphis mutuca (Oliveira & Oyakawa, 1999) - Mutuca armored catfish Species Pareiorhaphis nasuta Pereira et al., 2007 - Matipo armored catfish Species Pareiorhaphis nudulus (Reis & Pereira, 1999) - Jordao armored catfish Species Pareiorhaphis parmula Pereira, 2005 - Patos armored catfish Species Pareiorhaphis proskynita Pereira & Britto, 2012 - Catas Altas armored catfish Species Pareiorhaphis regani (Giltay, 1936) - Curi Curiay armored catfish Species Pareiorhaphis ruschii Pereira et al., 2012 - Rushi's armored catfish Species Pareiorhaphis scutula Pereira et al., 2010 - Prainha armored catfish Species Pareiorhaphis splendens (Bizerril, 1995) - Cubatao armored catfish Species Pareiorhaphis steindachneri (Miranda Ribeiro, 1918) - Itapucu armored catfish [=luderwaldti] Species Pareiorhaphis stephana (Oliveira & Oyakawa, 1999) - Jequitinhonha armored catfish Species Pareiorhaphis stomias (Pereira & Reis, 2002) - Tubarao armored catfish Species Pareiorhaphis vestigipinnis (Pereira & Reis, 1992) - Canoas armored catfish Species Pareiorhaphis vetula Pereira et al., 2016 - Itambe armored catfish GENUS Gosline, 1947 - armored catfishes Species Pareiorhina brachyrhyncha Chamon et al., 2005 - Paraiba armored catfish Species Pareiorhina carrancas Bockmann & Ribeiro, 2003 - Debaixo armored catfish Species Pareiorhina cepta Roxo et al., 2012 - Roxo's armored catfish Species Pareiorhina hyptiorhachis Silva et al., 2013 - Pomba armored catfish Species Pareiorhina pelicicei Azevedo-Santos & Roxo, 2015 - Pelicice's armored catfish Species Pareiorhina rosai Silva et al., 2016 - Maranhao armored catfish Species (Miranda Ribeiro, 1911) - Rudolph's armored catfish [=microps]