Rhinolekos

F. de Oliveira Martins & F. Langeani, 2011
Type species: Rhinolekos britskii
Rhinolekos britskii, holotype, DZSJRP 6489, 32.2 mm SL, female, tributary of the córrego Arapuca, rio Paranaíba drainage, Bela Vista de Goiás, Goiás State, Brazil
Etymology
rhinos (gr.) = Nase + lekos (gr.) = Platte
Classification
 
Family
Loricariidae
 
Subfamily
Otothyrinae
 
Tribe
Hisonotini
Synonyms
Length (total)
5 - 6 cm
Body height
flat
Coloring
brauntöne
Fins
Adipose
absent
Anale
3 - 5 soft rays
Caudale
14 - 15 soft rays
Dorsale
6 - 7 soft rays
Pectorale
6 soft rays
Ventrale
5 soft rays
 
Rhinolekos - overview of fins
Distribution
Brazil (5)
Map to Rhinolekos
 
Rhinolekos - overview of habitats
Similar Genus
Hisonotus
Microlepidogaster
Internet sources

Species

Species
Country
Origin
Length
(cm)
AQ
(cm)
T.
(°C)
Bree
ding
Rhinolekos britskii
Martins, Langeani & Costa, 2011
 
Brazil
córrego Arapuca, córrego Gameleira, córrego Campo Alegre, córrego dos Macacos, rio Corumbá
(Goiás)
Rhinolekos britskii, holotype, DZSJRP 6489, 32.2 mm SL, female, tributary of the córrego Arapuca, rio Paranaíba drainage, Bela Vista de Goiás, Goiás State, Brazil
5
60
 
unknown
Rhinolekos capetinga
Roxo, Orrego, da Costa e Silva, Oliveira, 2015
 
Brazil
córrego da Branca, córrego Roncador, oberer Rio Tocantins-Einzug
(Goiás)
Rhinolekos capetinga MZUSP 116102, holotype, male, 37.5 mm SL, Goiás State, rio Tocantins basin, Brazil
5
60
26 - 30
unknown
Rhinolekos garavelloi
Martins & Langeani, 2011
 
Brazil
Rio Paranaíba-Einzug bei Caldas Novas, rio Corumbá
(Goiás)
Rhinolekos garavelloi, holotype, DZSJRP 10479, 31.4 mm SL, male, stream at Fazenda Lageado, rio Paranaíba drainage, Caldas Novas, Goiás State, Brazil
5
60
 
unknown
Rhinolekos longicolla
Calegari & Reis, 2010
 
Brazil
ribeirão Santana, córrego Taquara, rio São Bartolomeu, ribeirão Mestre D'armas
(Brasília)
Rhinolekos longicolla
6
60
23 - 26
unknown
Rhinolekos schaeferi
Martins & Langeani, 2011
 
Brazil
córrego Fazenda at Chácara Fernanda
(Goiás)
Rhinolekos schaeferi, holotype, MCP 26939, 35.4 mm SL, male, córrego Fazenda at Chácara Fernanda, rio Paranaíba drainage, Alexânia, Goiás State, Brazil
5
60
 
unknown
5  entries found.
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Many thanks to
for the pictures
Martins & Langeani (CC BY-NC 4.0)
1, 2, 4, 6
Roxo, Orrego, da Costa e Silva & Oliveira (CC BY 4.0)
3
B. Calegari & R. Reis (CC BY-NC 4.0)
5
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