Curculionichthys

Curculionichthys
Curculionichthys insperatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Subfamily: Hypoptopomatinae
Genus: Curculionichthys
Roxo, G. S. C. Silva, L. E. Ochoa & C. de Oliveira, 2015[1]
Type species
Hisonotus insperatus

Curculionichthys is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Loricariidae, the mailed catfishes, and the subfamily Hypoptopomatinae, the cascudinhos.[2] The catfishes in this genus are found in South America.[1]

Species

Curculionichthys contains the following species:[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Roxo, F.F.; Silva, G.S.C.; Ochoa, L.E. &; Oliveira, C. (2015). "Description of a new genus and three new species of Otothyrinae (Siluriformes, Loricariidae)". ZooKeys (534): 103–134. Bibcode:2015ZooK..534..103R. doi:10.3897/zookeys.534.6169. PMC 4669939. PMID 26668550.
  2. ↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Hypoptopomatinae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
  3. ↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Curculionichthys". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 1 September 2025.