Rhinolekos

Rhinolekos is a genus of armored catfishes native to South America. This genus is only known from the Tocantizinho River and Paranaiba River drainage in Goiás, Brazil.

Rhinolekos
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Subfamily: Hypoptopomatinae
Genus: Rhinolekos
Martins & Langeani, 2011
Type species
Rhinolekoa britskii
Martins & Langeani, 2011

Species

There are currently 4 recognized species in this genus:

  • Rhinolekos britskii Martins, Langeani & Costa, 2011 [1]
  • Rhinolekos capetinga Roxo, L. E. Ochoa, G. S. C. Silva & C. de Oliveira, 2015 [2]
  • Rhinolekos garavelloi Martins & Langeani, 2011 [1]
  • Rhinolekos schaeferi Martins & Langeani, 2011 [1]

References


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