Loricariichthys

Loricariichthys 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.

==Taxonomy== Loricariichthys is part of the eponymous Loricariichthys clade within the subfamily Loricariinae; this clade also includes the genera Furcodontichthys, Hemiodontichthys, Limatulichthys, and Pseudoloricaria. Loricariichthys seems to be intermediate between Limatulichthys and Pseudoloricaria on one hand, and Furcodontichthys and Hemiodontichthys on the other. Although this genus is well diagnosed, the species are very similar and difficult to identify. The Loricariinae is a subfamily of the Loricariidae, which is the type family of the suborder Loricarioidei within the order Siluriformes, the catfishes.