Cheilonimata

Cheilonimata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Loricariidae
Subfamily:	Loricariinae
Genus:	Cheilonimata ; Provenzano, 2023
Type species
	Cheilonimata minuta; Provenzano, 2023

Last updated December 30, 2025

Cheilonimata is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Loricariidae, the armored suckermouth catfishes, and the subfamily Loricariinae, the mailed catfishes. The fishes in this genus are found in South America in Brazil and Venezuela.

Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:^[2]

Cheilonimata minuta Provenzano, 2023
Cheilonimata papillosa (Crispim-Rodrigues, Bernt, Waltz, Silva, Benine, Oliveira, Covain & Roxo, 2023)

References

↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Loricariinae". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 28 December 2025.
↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Cheilonimata". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 15 September 2025.

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[Cof_family-1] Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Loricariinae". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 28 December 2025.

[2] Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Cheilonimata". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 15 September 2025.

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