Kronichthys

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Kronichthys
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Subfamily: Neoplecostominae
Genus: Kronichthys
A. Miranda-Ribeiro, 1908
Type species
Kronichthys subteres
A. Miranda Ribeiro, 1908

Kronichthys is a genus of armored catfishes endemic to Brazil.

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The genus is named in honor of naturalist-archaeologist Ricardo Krone (1861-1917), who collected the type species specimen. [1]


Species

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

Description

Kronichthys species are small, cylindrical fishes similar to the hypoptopomatine Schizolecis . The color pattern is dark brown with a slight mottling or four dorsal saddles, and the abdomen mostly white. The dorsal fin is short and the adipose fin is small. [3]

References

  1. ↑ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order SILURIFORMES: Family LORICARIIDAE: Subfamilies LITHOGENINAE, HYPOPTOPOMINAE and LORICARIINAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Archived from the original on 8 February 2022. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  2. ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Kronichthys". FishBase . December 2011 version.
  3. ↑ Armbruster, Jonathan W. "Kronichthys A. Miranda Ribeiro, 1908" . Retrieved 2007-07-13.


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