Rhinolekos
| Rhinolekos | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Rhinolekos Martins & Langeani, 2011 |
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.
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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 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.
- ↑ Roxo, F., Orrego, L., Silva, G.S.C. & Oliveira, C. (2015). "Rhinolekos capetinga: a new cascudinho species (Loricariidae, Otothyrinae) from the rio Tocantins basin and comments on its ancestral dispersal route". ZooKeys, 481: 109–130.