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Rhinelepis

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Rhinelepis is a genus of South American armored catfish.

Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1]

Appearance and anatomy

Rhinelepis species are large and heavily plated, though the plates on the abdomen (belly) develop later than in Pseudorinelepis. They are generally charcoal gray without any markings. The head is long and fat. The fins are short and the adipose fin is entirely absent. The gill opening is much larger than that of most loricariids. The cheeks lack elongate odontodes.[2]

References

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Rhinelepis in FishBase. December 2011 version.
  2. ^ Armbruster, Jonathan W. (1998). "Phylogenetic Relationships of the Suckermouth Armored Catfishes of the Rhinelepis Group (Loricariidae: Hypostominae)". Copeia. 1998 (3): 620–636. doi:10.2307/1447792. JSTOR 1447792.
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Rhinelepis: Brief Summary

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Rhinelepis is a genus of South American armored catfish.

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