Nannoxyropsis

Nannoxyropsis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Subfamily: Hypoptopomatinae
Genus: Nannoxyropsis
Delapieve, Lehmann A. & Reis, 2018[1]
Type species
Nannoxyropsis acicula
Delapieve, Lehmann A & Reis, 2018[1]

Nannoxyropsis is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Loricariidae, the suckermouth armoured catfishes, and the subfamily Hypoptopomatinae, the cascudinhos. The catfishes in this genus are found in South America.

Species

Nannoxyropsis contains the following species:[2]

  • Nannoxyropsis acicula Delapieve, Lehmann A. & Reis, 2018
  • Nannoxyropsis ephippia (Aquino & Sabaj Pérez, 2016)

References

  1. 1 2 Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Hypoptopomatinae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
  2. ↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Nannoxyropsis". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 21 April 2026.