Cteniloricaria

Cteniloricaria
Cteniloricaria platystoma
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Loricariidae
Subfamily:	Loricariinae
Genus:	Cteniloricaria Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1979 [1]
Type species
Loricaria platystoma Günther, 1868 [1]
Species
see text

Cteniloricaria 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 northern South America.

Taxonomy

Cteniloricaria was first proposed as a genus in 1979 by the Dutch ichthyologists Isaäc J. H. Isbrücker and Han Nijssen with Loricaria platystoma designated as its type species. ^[1] L. platysoma was first formally described in 1868 by Albert Günther with its type locality given as "probably Suriname". ^[2] The genus is placed in the tribe Hartiini by some authorities. ^[3] This genus is classified in the subfamily Loricariinae of the family Loricariidae and the suborder Loricarioidei within the catfish order, Siluriformes. ^[4]

Species

Cteniloricaria contains the following valid species: ^[2]

• Cteniloricaria napova Covain & Fisch-Muller, 2012
• Cteniloricaria platystoma (Günther, 1868)

References

1. Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Loricariinae". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 31 December 2025.
2. Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Cteniloricaria". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 31 December 2025.
3. Covain, R.; Fisch-Muller, S.; Montoya-Burgos, J.I.; et al. (2012). "The Harttiini (Siluriformes, Loricariidae) from the Guianas: a multi-table approach to assess their diversity, evolution, and distribution". Cybium. 36 (1): 115–161.
4. Richard van der Laan; Ronald Fricke (eds.). "Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes Classification". Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 31 December 2025.