Rhinolekos Explained

Rhinolekos is a genus of armored catfishes native to South America. This genus is only known from the Tocantizinho River and Paranaiba River drainage in Goiás, Brazil.

Species

There are currently 4 recognized species in this genus:

• Rhinolekos britskii Martins, Langeani & Costa, 2011 ^[1]
• Rhinolekos capetinga Roxo, L. E. Ochoa, G. S. C. Silva & C. de Oliveira, 2015 ^[2]
• Rhinolekos garavelloi Martins & Langeani, 2011 ^[1]
• Rhinolekos schaeferi Martins & Langeani, 2011 ^[1]

Notes and References

1. de Oliveira Martins F, Langeani F . 2011 . Rhinolekos, a new genus with three new species of Hypoptopomatinae (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from upper rio Paraná . Neotropical Ichthyology . 9 . 1. 65–78 . 10.1590/s1679-62252011000100004. free .
2. Roxo, F. . Orrego, L. . Silva, G.S.C. . Oliveira, C. . amp . 2015 . Rhinolekos capetinga: a new cascudinho species (Loricariidae, Otothyrinae) from the rio Tocantins basin and comments on its ancestral dispersal route . ZooKeys . 481 . 109–130 . 10.3897/zookeys.481.8755 . 25685034 . 4319103. free .