Loricariidae
plural noun
Lor·i·ca·ri·idae
: a family of small South American armored catfishes having the sides and back covered with angular bony plates, the air bladder with a bony capsule, and the mouth small and with thick fringed lips
loricarioid adjective or noun
¦⸗⸗¦ka(a)rēˌȯid
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Loricaria, type genus + -idae