This is comparable to the diet shift experienced by the aforementioned mullets and armored catfish. Hypostomus niceforoi is a species of suckermouth armored catfish. Pterygoplichthys etantaculatus, is a species of armored catfish. Baryancistrus xanthellus is a species of armored catfish endemic to Brazil. Loricaria is a genus of armored catfish native to South America. Chaetostoma microps is a species of suckermouth armored catfish native to Ecuador. It belongs to the armored catfish family (Loricariidae). Lasiancistrus caucanus is a species of armored catfish native to Panama and Colombia. Otocinclus batmani is a species of armored catfish (Loricariidae) native to South America. Sturisoma panamense is a species of armored catfish native to Colombia, Ecuador and Panama. "Acanthicus adonis" is among the largest armored catfish species and reaches a length of . "Hypancistrus", like other Loricariids, are armored catfish with a suckermouth.