Brochiloricaria
Brochiloricaria is a small genus of armored catfishes native to South America.
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Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Brochiloricaria chauliodon Isbrücker, 1979
- Brochiloricaria macrodon (Kner, 1853)
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]
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References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Brochiloricaria in FishBase. December 2011 version.
- 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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