| Proloricaria | |
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| Proloricaria prolixa | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Subfamily: | Loricariinae |
| Genus: | Proloricaria Isbrücker, 20011 |
| Type species | |
| Proloricaria prolixa | |
Proloricaria is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Loricariidae, the suckermouth armored catfishes, and the subfamily Loricariinae, the mailed catfishes. The catfishes in this genus are found in South America with both species being found in the upper Paraná River basin.2
Species
Proloricaria contains the following recognised species:2
- Proloricaria lentiginosa (Isbrücker, 1979)
- Proloricaria prolixa (Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1978)
References
References
- Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Loricariinae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
- Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Proloricaria". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 12 September 2025.