Loricariidae | 水產百科網

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Largest family of catfish

Loricariidae is the largest family of catfish (order Siluriformes), with 92 genera and just over 680 species.[3] Loricariids originate from freshwater habitats of Costa Rica, Panama, and tropical and subtropical South America. These fish are noted for the bony plates covering their bodies and their suckermouths. Several genera are sold as "plecos", notably the suckermouth catfish, Hypostomus plecostomus, and are popular as aquarium fish.

Members of the family Loricariidae are commonly referred to as loricariids, suckermouth armoured catfishes, or armoured catfish.[4] The name "plecostomus", and its shortened forms "pleco" and "plec", are used for many Loricariidae, since Plecostomus plecostomus (now called Hypostomus plecostomus) was one of the first loricariid species imported for the fish-keeping hobby.[5]

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