Loricariichthys brunneus

Loricariichthys brunneus
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Loricariidae
Genus:	Loricariichthys
Species:	L. brunneus
Binomial name
Loricariichthys brunneus (Hancock, 1828)[2]
Synonyms[2]
Loricaria brunnea Hancock, 1828

The loricariid labeled with the number 3 in this image is a specimen of Loricariichthys brunneus.

Loricariichthys brunneus,^[3] is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the familyLoricariidae, the mailed catfishes, and the subfamilyLoricariinae, the armoured suckermouth catfishes.^[2] This catfish is found in the basin of the Orinoco in Colombia ans Venezuela, records from Guyana, Peru and Suriname require confirmation.^[1]L. brunneus reaches a maximum standard length of 31.5 cm (12.4 in) and is thought to be a facultative air breather.^[4] A species of parasitic nematode in the family Guyanemidae, Guyanema longispiculum, was described in 1996 from the abdominal cavity of L. brunneus specimens.^[5]

References

1. Usma, S.; DoNascimiento, CD; Mojica, J.I.; et al. (2022). "Loricariichthys brunneus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022 e.T176020673A176020703. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T176020673A176020703.en. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
2. Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Loricariichthys". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
3. "Mindat.org". www.mindat.org. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
4. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Loricariichthys brunneus". FishBase. November 2025 version.
5. Moravec, F.; Prouza, A. & Royero, R. (1996). "Guyanema longispiculum sp. n. (Nematoda:Dracunculoidea) from Loricariichthys brunneus (Pisces) in Venezuela". Folia parasitologica. 43 (3): 227–231.