Limatulichthys

Limatulichthys
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Loricariidae
Subfamily:	Loricariinae
Genus:	Limatulichthys Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1979 [1]
Type species
Loricaria punctata Regan, 1904 [1]

1. Loricariichthys microdon, 2. Limatulichthys griseus syn. Loricaria griseus syn. Loricariichthys griseus, 3. Loricariichthys brunneus, 4. Loricariichthys platyurus, 5. Loricariichthys stewarti, 6. Cteniloricaria platystoma syn. Harttia platystoma

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

Species

There are currently 3 recognized species in this genus: ^[2]

• Limatulichthys griseus C. H. Eigenmann, 1909
• Limatulichthys nasarcus Londoño-Burbano, Lefebvre & Lujan, 2014 ^[3]
• Limatulichthys petleyi (Fowler, 1940)

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 14 January 2026.
2. Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Limatulichthys". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 14 September 2025.
3. Londoño-Burbano, A.; Lefebvre, S.L.; Lujan, N.K. (2014). "A new species of Limatulichthys Isbrücker & Nijssen (Loricariidae, Loricariinae) from the western Guiana Shield". Zootaxa. 3884 (4): 360–370. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3884.4.5. PMID   25543793.