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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae Armored catfishes
Subfamily: Loricariinae
Genus: Spatuloricaria

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12 species (see list below)

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South America
Max. Length 34.0 cm SL
 
Spatuloricaria atratoensis
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South America
Max. Length 37 cm
 
Spatuloricaria caquetae
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No picture found
South America
Max. Length 40 cm SL
 
Spatuloricaria curvispina
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No picture found
South America
Max. Length 52 cm
 
Spatuloricaria euacanthagenys
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Photo by Pereira, R.C.

South America
Max. Length 28.2 cm SL
Spatuloricaria evansii (Boulenger, 1892)

Photo by Pereira, R.C.
 
Spatuloricaria evansii
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Central and South America
Max. Length 8.4 cm SL
 
Spatuloricaria fimbriata
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Photo by Ospina Pabon, J.G.

South America
Max. Length 370 cm SL
Spatuloricaria gymnogaster (Eigenmann & Vance, 1912)

Photo by Ospina Pabon, J.G.
 
Spatuloricaria gymnogaster
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Photo by Galvis, G./Mojica, J.I./Camargo, M.

South America
Max. Length 30.6 cm SL
Spatuloricaria lagoichthys (Schultz, 1944)

Photo by Galvis, G./Mojica, J.I./Camargo, M.
 
Spatuloricaria lagoichthys
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Photo by MNHN

South America
Max. Length 20.4 cm SL
Spatuloricaria nudiventris (Valenciennes, 1840)

Photo by MNHN
 
Spatuloricaria nudiventris
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Photo by Galvis, G./Mojica, J.I./Camargo, M.

South America
Max. Length 33.8 cm SL
Spatuloricaria phelpsi Schultz, 1944

Photo by Galvis, G./Mojica, J.I./Camargo, M.
 
Spatuloricaria phelpsi
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Photo by JJPhoto

South America
Max. Length 22 cm
Spatuloricaria puganensis (Pearson, 1937)

Photo by JJPhoto
 
Spatuloricaria puganensis
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Photo by Sabaj Pérez, M.H.

South America
Max. Length 16.6 cm SL
Spatuloricaria tuira Fichberg, Oyakawa & de Pinna, 2014

Photo by Sabaj Pérez, M.H.
 
Spatuloricaria tuira
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12 Species of Family Loricariidae with Genus Spatuloricaria
(Armored catfishes)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1944 Spatuloricaria atratoensis South America 34.0 SL
1943 Spatuloricaria caquetae South America 37
1942 Spatuloricaria curvispina South America 40 SL
1979 Spatuloricaria euacanthagenys South America 52
1892 Spatuloricaria evansii South America 28.2 SL
1912 Spatuloricaria fimbriata Central and South America 8.4 SL
1912 Spatuloricaria gymnogaster South America 370 SL
1944 Spatuloricaria lagoichthys South America 30.6 SL
1840 Spatuloricaria nudiventris South America 20.4 SL
1944 Spatuloricaria phelpsi South America 33.8 SL
1937 Spatuloricaria puganensis South America 22
2014 Spatuloricaria tuira South America 16.6 SL



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