Proloricaria
Genus of fishes
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Proloricaria is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Loricariidae, the mailed catfishes, and the subfamily Loricariinae, the armored suckermouth catfishes. The catfishes in this genus are found in South America with both species being found in the upper Paraná River basin.[2]
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| Proloricaria | |
|---|---|
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| Proloricaria prolixa | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Subfamily: | Loricariinae |
| Genus: | Proloricaria Isbrücker, 2001[1] |
| Type species | |
| Proloricaria prolixa | |
Species
Proloricaria contains the following recognised species:[2]
- Proloricaria lentiginosa (Isbrücker, 1979)
- Proloricaria prolixa (Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1978)
