Chauliocheilos
| Chauliocheilos | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Subfamily: | Hypoptopomatinae |
| Genus: | Chauliocheilos Martins, B. N. Andrade, A. C. Rosa & Langeani, 2014[1] |
| Species: | C. saxatilis |
| Binomial name | |
| Chauliocheilos saxatilis Martins, B. N. Andrade, A. C. Rosa & Langeani, 2014[2] | |
Chauliocheilos is a monospecific genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Loricariidae, the suckermouth armored catfishes, and the subfamily Hypoptopomatinae, the cascudinos.[2] The only species in this genus is Chauliocheilos saxatilis. This species occurs Rio Itamarandiba in upper Rio Jequitinhonha basin, southeastern Brazil.[3]
References
- ↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Hypoptopomatinae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 28 March 2026.
- 1 2 Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Chauliocheilos". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 28 March 2026.
- ↑ Martins, F.O.; Andrade, B.N.; Rosa, A.C. & Langeani, F. (2014). "Chauliocheilos saxatilis, a new genus and species of Hypoptopomatinae from rio Jequitinhonha basin, with a unique labial appendix (Teleostei: Loricariidae)". Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters. 25 (3): 193–204.(Abstract)