Brochiloricaria

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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
Binomial name
Brochiloricaria chauliodon Isbrücker, 1979 Brochiloricaria macrodon (Kner, 1853)

Brochiloricaria is a small genus of catfish (order Siluriformes) of the family Loricariidae. It includes two species, B. chauliodon and B. macrodon.^[1]

Contents 1 Distribution 2 Appearance and anatomy 3 Ecology 4 References

[edit] Distribution

The species of this genus are distributed in the Paraná River system.^[2] B. chauliodon originates from the La Plata River basin.^[3] B. macrodon is found in the Paraguay River basin.^[4]

[edit] 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.^[3][4]

[edit] Ecology

Brochiloricaria is an abdomino-lip brooder.^[2]

[edit] References

1. ^ Ferraris, Carl J., Jr. (2007). "Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types" (PDF). Zootaxa 1418: 1–628. 
2. ^ ^{a b c d} 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. 
3. ^ ^{a b} "Brochiloricaria chauliodon". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. June 2007 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2007.
4. ^ ^{a b} "Brochiloricaria macrodon". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. June 2007 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2007.