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Hemipsilichthys azygolechis
Hemipsilichthys bahianus
Hemipsilichthys cameroni
Hemipsilichthys cerosus
Hemipsilichthys eurycephalus
Hemipsilichthys garbei
Hemipsilichthys gobio
Hemipsilichthys hypselurus
Hemipsilichthys hystrix
Hemipsilichthys mutuca
Hemipsilichthys nimius
Hemipsilichthys nudulus
Hemipsilichthys papillatus
Hemipsilichthys regani
Hemipsilichthys splendens
Hemipsilichthys steindachneri
Hemipsilichthys stephanus
Hemipsilichthys stomias
Hemipsilichthys vestigipinnis
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Hemipsilichthys is a genus of catfishes belonging to the family Loricariidae. These wide-mouthed freshwater catfishes are all restricted to Brazil, mostly in the coastal basins of the south and southeast with one species, Hemipsilichthys regani, further north in the Amazon basin. There are 19 currently described species but several others await formal description.
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