Curculionichthys coxipone
| Curculionichthys coxipone | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Curculionichthys |
| Species: | C. coxipone |
| Binomial name | |
| Curculionichthys coxipone | |
Curculionichthys coxipone is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Loricariidae, the suckermouth armoured catfishes, and the subfamily Hypoptopomatinae, the cascudinhos. This catfish occurs in the drainage basins of the Cuiabá River and the Paraguay River in Brazil. It reaches a standard length of 3 cm (1.2 in).[2] The species was described in 2015 by Fábio Fernandes Roxo, Gabriel Souza da Costa e Silva, Luz E. Orrego, and Claudio Oliveira, alongside the description of the genus Curculionichthys to include several species formerly classified in the genus Hisonotus.[3]
References
- ↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Curculionichthys". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 2 April 2026.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Curculionichthys coxipone". FishBase. February 2026 version.
- ↑ Fabio F. Roxo; Gabriel de Souza da Costa e Silva; Luz Eneida Ochoa Orrego; Claudio Oliveira (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.