Crossoloricaria

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Crossoloricaria
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Crossoloricaria variegata
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Subfamily: Loricariinae
Genus: Crossoloricaria
Isbrücker, 1979 [1]
Type species
Loricaria variegata
Steindachner, 1879 [1]

Crossoloricaria is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Loricariidae, the armored suckermouth catfishes, and the subfamily Loricariinae, the mailed catfishes. The catfishes in this genus are found in South and Central America.

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Taxonomy

Crossloricaria is classified, by some authorities, in the Pseudohemiodon group in the tribe Loricariini of the subfamily Loricariinae. [2] This genus is poorly diagnosed and is in need of revision. Its only diagnostic character (incomplete abdominal cover consisting of a double median row of plates) is shared by two other representatives of the Pseudohemiodon group, Apistoloricaria and Rhadinoloricaria . [2] Crossoloricaria also has some traits such as lip structure and barbel length that place it closer to Pseudohemiodon . [2]

Species

There are currently three recognized species in this genus: [3]

Distribution and habitat

The species of Crossoloricaria are distributed in the northwestern part of South America along the Pacific slope (in Panama and Colombia), Lake Maracaibo region (Venezuela), and the upper Amazon system (Peru). [2] Crossoloricaria species occur over sandy substrates of larger rivers and their tributaries. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Loricariinae". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 28 December 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 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. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1462.1.1.
  3. ↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Crossloricaria". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 14 September 2025.
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