Rhinolekos
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| Rhinolekos | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Rhinolekos de Oliveira Martins & Langeani, 2011 |
Rhinolekos is a genus of armored catfishes native to South America. This genus is only known from the Paranaiba River drainage in Goiás, Brazil.[1]
Species
There are currently three recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Rhinolekos britskii de Oliveira Martins, Langeani & F. C. Costa, 2011
- Rhinolekos garavelloi de Oliveira Martins & Langeani, 2011
- Rhinolekos schaeferi de Oliveira Martins & Langeani, 2011
References
- ↑ de Oliveira Martins, F. & Langeani, F. (2011): Rhinolekos, a new genus with three new species of Hypoptopomatinae (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from upper rio Paraná. Neotropical Ichthyology, 9 (1): 65-78.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2011). Species of Rhinolekos in FishBase. December 2011 version.
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