| Loricaria | |
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| Loricaria simillima | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Subfamily: | Loricariinae |
| Tribe: | Loricariini |
| Genus: | Loricaria Linnaeus, 1758 |
| Type species | |
| Loricaria cataphracta | |
| Synonyms | |
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Fusiloricaria | |
Loricaria is a genus of armored catfish native to South America.