Rhinotridens
| Rhinotridens | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Trichomycteridae |
| Subfamily: | Tridentinae |
| Genus: | Rhinotridens Datovo, Ochoa, Vita, Presti, Ohara & de Pinna, 2023[1] |
| Type species | |
| Rhinotridens chromocaudatus Datovo, Ochoa, Vita, Presti, Ohara & de Pinna, 2023[1] | |
Rhinotridens is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Trichomycteridae, the pencil and parasitic catfishes, and the subfamily Tridentinae, the pygmy pencil catfishes. The catfishes in this genus are found in the Amazon Basin of South America.[2]
Species
[edit]Rhinotridens contains the following valid species:[2]
- Rhinotridens britskii de Pinna, Reis, Pastana & Datovo, 2024
- Rhinotridens chromocaudatus Datovo, Ochoa, Vita, Presti, Ohara & de Pinna, 2023
References
[edit]- 1 2 Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Tridentinae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
- 1 2 Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Rhinotridens". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 26 November 2025.