Loricaria spinulifera Thomas & Rapp Py-Daniel, 2008
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Loricaria spinulifera is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Loricariidae, the suckermouth armored catfishes, and the subfamily Loricariinae, the mailed catfishes. This catfish is endemic to Brazil where it occurs in the occurs in the Rio Negro, the lower Rio Branco River and the Rio Jauaperi in the states of Amazonas and Roraima. It is typically seen in deep channels of blackwater rivers, where it is usually found at depths of 1.5 to 28 m (4 ft 11 in to 91 ft 10 in) and distances of 10 to 750 m (33 to 2,461 ft) from the shoreline. The environments in which the species occurs are characterized by substrates composed of sand, mud, and organic debris. Individuals of the species collected from deeper water tend to have smaller eyes and less prominent patterning than those collected from shallower areas. An analysis of the stomach contents of a single individual found evidence of feeding on aquatic insect larvae, as well as sand and detritus.
Wikipedia contributors, Loricaria spinulifera; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T23:04:42.580788+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Loricaria spinulifera Thomas & Rapp Py-Daniel, 2008
- Name authority
- Thomas & Rapp Py-Daniel, 2008
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Siluriformes
- Family
- Loricariidae
- Genus
- Loricaria
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderSiluriformes
- familyLoricariidae Rafinesque, 1815
- subfamilyLoricariinae Rafinesque, 1815
- tribeLoricariini Rafinesque, 1815
- genusLoricaria Linnaeus, 1758
- speciesLoricaria spinulifera Thomas & Rapp Py-Daniel, 2008
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Loricaria. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Loricaria birindellii Thomas & Sabaj Pérez, 2010 | LoricariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Loricaria cataphracta Linnaeus, 1758 | LoricariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Loricaria lentiginosa Isbrücker, 1979 | LoricariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Loricaria nickeriensis Isbrücker, 1979 | LoricariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Loricaria simillima Regan, 1904 | LoricariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Loricaria luciae Thomas, Rodriguez, Carvallaro, Froehlich & Macedo Corrêa e Castro, 2013 | LoricariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Loricaria pumila Thomas & Rapp Py-Daniel, 2008 | LoricariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Loricaria tucumanensis Isbrücker, 1979 | LoricariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Loricaria cuffyi Londoño-Burbano, Urbano-Bonilla & Thomas, 2020 | LoricariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Loricaria turi Saraiva, Abreu, Ottoni & Piorski, 2021 | LoricariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Loricaria catirina Serejo-Saraiva, Piorski, Ottoni, Sabaj Pérez & Lima, 2026 | LoricariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Loricaria apeltogaster Boulenger, 1895 | LoricariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Thomas, M. R., & Py-Daniel, L. H. R. (2008). Three new species of the armored catfish genus Loricaria (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from river channels of the Amazon basin. Neotropical Ichthyology, 6. https://doi.org/10.1590/s1679-62252008000300011 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:6QMDR. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.