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Systematic revision of the South American armored catfish genus Loricaria (Siluriformes: Loricariidae)
… teeth. Loricaria are small to moderate-sized catfishes widely distributed throughout most of the major river drainages of cis-Andean South America, including the Amazon, Orinoco, Paraguay, Paraná, and smaller coastal rivers draining the Guyana and Brazilian Shields. Based on multivariate …
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Exotic Armored Catfishes in Texas: Reproductive Biology, and Effects of Foraging on Egg Survival of Native Fishes (Etheostoma fonticola, Endangered and Dionda diaboli, Threatened)
Armored catfishes (Loricariidae), native to Central and South America, were introduced into North American waters through the aquarium trade, and became established in Texas waters in 1964. There has been concern that breeding populations of these exotics could affect native species through dietary …