Brochiloricaria chauliodon Isbrücker, 1979
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
Brochiloricaria chauliodon, the orchid leather neck whiptail, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Loricariidae and the subfamily Loricariinae, the armored catfishes. This catfish is found in South America where it occurs in the Uruguay River in Brazil and the Río de la Plata basin in Argentina. It may also occur in Uruguay. It feeds on benthic molluscs, mostly native species, but is also known to feed on the invasive golden mussel (Limnoperna fortunei). This species grows to a maximum length of 28.2 cm (11.1 in).
Wikipedia contributors, Brochiloricaria chauliodon; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:12:09.096316+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Brochiloricaria chauliodon Isbrücker, 1979
- Name authority
- Isbrücker, 1979
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Siluriformes
- Family
- Loricariidae
- Genus
- Brochiloricaria
- 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
- genusBrochiloricaria Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1979
- speciesBrochiloricaria chauliodon Isbrücker, 1979
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Brochiloricaria. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Brochiloricaria macrodon (Kner, 1853) | 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.
- Isbrücker, I. J. H. (1979). Descriptions préliminaries de nouveaux taxa de la famille des Loricariidae, poissons-chats cuirassés néotropicaux, avec un catalogue critique de la sous-famille nominale (Pisces, Siluriformes). Revue Française d’Aquariologie Herpétologie, 5 (4) [for 1978]: 86–117. 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:NC6Y. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.