Brochiloricaria

Brochiloricaria is a small genus of armored catfishes native to South America.

Brochiloricaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Siluriformes
Family:
Loricariidae
Subfamily:
Loricariinae
Tribe:
Loricariini
Genus:
Brochiloricaria

Type species
Brochiloricaria chauliodon
Isbrücker, 1979

Species

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

Appearance and anatomy

Brochiloricaria is morphologically very similar to Loricaria and can be distinguished from the latter only by its teeth characteristics; in Brochiloricaria, the teeth are very long and of equal size on both jaws, while in Loricaria the premaxillary teeth are almost two times longer than dentary teeth.[2] However, dentition may not be a reliable characteristic to differentiate to genera, so Brochiloricaria may actually be a synonym of Loricaria.[2]

Both species of Brochiloricaria reach almost 30 centimetres (12 in) in length.[1]

Ecology

Brochiloricaria is an abdomino-lip brooder.[2]

References
  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Brochiloricaria in FishBase. December 2011 version.
  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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