Cheilonimata

Provenzano-Rizzi, 2023
Type species: Cheilonimata minuta
 
Etymology
cheilos (gr.) - lip; nimata (gr.) - thread, filament. Because of the cylindrical, elongated, unbranched and fleshy whiskers on the lower lip.
Classification
 
Family
Loricariidae
 
Subfamily
Loricariinae
 
Tribe
Loricariini
 
Subtribe
Loricariina
 
Group
Pseudohemiodon
Synonyms
Length (total)
approx.  9 cm
Body height
very flat
Fins
Adipose
absent
Anale
Caudale
Dorsale
Pectorale
Ventrale
Similar Genus
Rhadinoloricaria

Species

Species
Country
Origin
Length
(cm)
AQ
(cm)
T.
(°C)
Bree
ding
Cheilonimata minuta
Provenzano-Rizzi, 2023
 
Venezuela
oberer río Orinoco-, brazo Casequare-Einzug
(Amazonas (VEN))
Provenzano-Rizzi, F., 2023 "A new genus and species of whiptail armored catfish (Siluriformes: Loricariinae) from southern Venezuela" (abstract)
 
 
 
unknown
Cheilonimata papillosa
Crispim-Rodrigues, Bernt, Waltz, Silva, Benine, Oliviera, Covain & Roxo, 2023
 
Brazil
riio Demini, rio Araçá, rio Negro
(Amazonas (BRA))
IUCN: endangered
Crispim-Rodrigues, J.L.; Bernt, M.J.; Waltz, B.T.; Silva, G.S.C.; Benine, R.C.; Oliveira, C., Covain, R. & Roxo,F.F., 2023 "A new species of mailed catfish of genus Rhadinoloricaria (Siluriformes: Loricariidae: Loricariinae) from Rio Negro basin, Brazil" (abstract)
9
80
 
unknown
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