Loricarioidea
Loricarioidea is a superfamily of catfishes (order Siluriformes). It contains the six families Trichomycteridae, Nematogenyiidae, Callichthyidae, Scoloplacidae, Astroblepidae, and Loricariidae. Some schemes also include Amphiliidae. This superfamily, including Amphiliidae, includes about 156 genera and 1,187 species.
| Loricarioidea Temporal range: | |
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| Pterygoplichthys sp. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Superfamily: | Loricarioidea Rafinesque, 1815 |
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(Amphiliidae) | |
The earliest known fossils of Loricarioidea are of Corydoras revelatus from the Late Paleocene of Argentina, but molecular estimates suggest that the main radiation of the superfamily occurred during the Late Cretaceous.
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