Dasyloricaria

Dasyloricaria
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Subfamily: Loricariinae
Tribe: Loricariini
Genus: Dasyloricaria
Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1979
Type species
Loricaria filamentosa
Steindachner, 1878
Dasyloricaria filamentosa

Dasyloricaria is a genus of armored catfishes native to Central and South America.[1] The distribution of these species includes the northwestern South America on the Pacific slope of Colombia and Panama. Its distribution is restricted to the Pacific slope of the Andes, which is a unique pattern of distribution within the subfamily.[2]

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Dasyloricaria". FishBase. January 2016 version.
  2. ^ Covain, R. & Fisch-Muller, S. (2007). "The genera of the Neotropical armored catfish subfamily Loricariinae (Siluriformes: Loricariidae): a practical key and synopsis" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1462: 1–40. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1462.1.1.