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Brochiloricaria is a small genus of armored catfishes native to South America.

Brochiloricaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Loricariidae
Subfamily:	Loricariinae
Tribe:	Loricariini
Genus:	Brochiloricaria Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1979
Type species
Brochiloricaria chauliodon Isbrücker, 1979

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]

References

На других языках

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- [en] Brochiloricaria

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[es] Brochiloricaria

Brochiloricaria es un pequeño género zoológico de peces gato del orden de los Siluriformes, en la familia de las Loricariidae. Incluye a dos especies, B. chauliodon y B. macrodon.[1]

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