Brochiloricaria

Taxobox
name = "Brochiloricaria"
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Actinopterygii
ordo = Siluriformes
familia = Loricariidae
subfamilia = Loricariinae
tribus = Loricariini
genus = "Brochiloricaria"
genus_authority = Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1979
type_species = "Brochiloricaria chauliodon"
type_species_authority = Isbrücker, 1979
subdivision_ranks = Binomial name
subdivision =
"Brochiloricaria chauliodon"
Isbrücker, 1979
"Brochiloricaria macrodon"
(Kner, 1853)

"Brochiloricaria" is a small genus of catfish (order Siluriformes) of the family Loricariidae. It includes two species, "B. chauliodon" and "B. macrodon". [cite journal|url=http://silurus.acnatsci.org/ACSI/library/biblios/2007_Ferraris_Catfish_Checklist.pdf|title=Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types|first=Carl J., Jr.|last=Ferraris|journal=Zootaxa|volume=1418|pages=1–628|year=2007|format=PDF]

Distribution

The species of this genus are distributed in the Paraná River system.cite journal|url=http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2007f/zt01462p040.pdf|title=The genera of the Neotropical armored catfish subfamily Loricariinae (Siluriformes: Loricariidae): a practical key and synopsis|first=Raphael|last=Covain|coauthors=Fisch-Muller, Sonia|journal=Zootaxa|volume=1462|pages=1–40|year=2007|format=PDF] "B. chauliodon" originates from the La Plata River basin.FishBase species|genus=Brochiloricaria|species=chauliodon|year=2007|month=June] "B. macrodon" is found in the Paraguay River basin.FishBase species|genus=Brochiloricaria|species=macrodon|year=2007|month=June]

Appearance and anatomy

"Brochiloricaria" is morphologically very similar to "Loricaria" and can be distinguished from the latter only by its teeth characteristics; in "Brochiloricaria", the teeth are very long and of equal size on both jaws, while in "Loricaria" the premaxillary teeth are almost two times longer than dentary teeth. However, dentition may not be a reliable characteristic to differentiate to genera, so Brochiloricaria may actually be a synonym of "Loricaria".

Both species of "Brochiloricaria" reach almost 30 centimetres (12 in) in length.

Ecology

"Brochiloricaria" is an abdomino-lip brooder.

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