Curculionichthys

Roxo, da Costa e Silva, Orrego & Oliveira, 2015
Type species: Curculionichthys insperatus
Curculionichthys insperatus
Etymology
curculionem (lat.) = elongated snout, ichthys (gr.) = fishes
Classification
 
Family
Loricariidae
 
Subfamily
Otothyrinae
Synonyms
Length (total)
2 - 4 cm
Fins
Adipose
Anale
5 - 6 soft rays
Caudale
14 soft rays
Dorsale
7 - 8 soft rays
Pectorale
Ventrale
 
Curculionichthys - overview of fins
Distribution
Brazil (13), French Guiana (2), Suriname (1)
Map to Curculionichthys
 
Curculionichthys - overview of habitats
Similar Genus
Hisonotus
Additional literatur
Internet sources
Pic. 2: Coloration pattern of caudal fin of Curculionichthys species.

Species

Species
Country
Origin
Length
(cm)
AQ
(cm)
T.
(°C)
Bree
ding
Curculionichthys coxipone
Roxo, da Costa e Silva, Orrego, Oliveira, 2015
 
Brazil
rio Aricá, rio Aricá-mirim-Einzug, córrego Laranjinha
(Mato Grosso)
Curculionichthys coxipone, MZUSP 117380, holotype, female, 29.0 mm SL, from Mato Grosso State, municipality of Cuiabá, tributary of Rio Aricá Mirim, Rio Cuiabá drainage, 15°46
4
60
 
unknown
Curculionichthys insperatus
Britski & Garavello, 2003
 
Brazil
córrego do Modesto, córrego Barreiro, rio Capivara, rio Araquá, rio Corumbataí, rio do Peixe, rio Pardo, córrego Água Tirada, rio Tietê-, rio Paraná-, rio Paranapanema-, Rio Grande-Einzug
(São Paulo, Mato Grosso do Sul, Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul)
Curculionichthys insperatus
4
60
 
unknown
Curculionichthys itaim
Roxo, Dias, Silva & Oliveira, 2017
 
Brazil
igarapé Nambuaí, igarapé Cipó, igarapé Presidente, igarapé São José. rio Tracuá
(Pará (BRA))
Curculionichthys itaim, MZUSP 123011, holotype, 22.3 mm SL, state of Pará, municipality of Itaituba, Igarapé Nambuaí, rio Tapajós basin
3
60
26 - 30
unknown
Curculionichthys karipuna
Silva, Roxo, Melo & Oliveira, 2016
 
Brazil
rio Cassiporé, rio Jari?
(Amapá, Pará (BRA))
Silva, G.S.C.; Roxo, F.F.; Melo, B.F. & Oliveira, c., 2016 "New species of Curculionichthys (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the eastern Guiana Shield"
Silva, G.S.C.; Roxo, F.F.; Melo, B.F. & Oliveria, C., 2016 "Curculionichthys karipuna, A New Species of Curculionichthys (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the eastern Guiana Shield (Bild)" (abstract)
3
60
25 - 29
unknown
Curculionichthys cf. karipuna

 
Brazil, French Guiana
Rio Oiapoque = Oyapock River
(Cayenne, Amapá)
Curculionichthys cf. karipuna
3
60
25 - 29
unknown
Curculionichthys luteofrenatus
Britski & Garavello, 2007
 
Brazil
riacho Loanda = córrego Loanda, rio Arinos, rio Juína
(Mato Grosso)
Curculionichthys luteofrenatus, MZUSP 62593, 28,3 mm SL, Holotype
4
60
20 - 24
unknown
Curculionichthys monolechis
Morais, Gemarra & Reis, 2024
 
French Guiana, Suriname
Saramacca River-, Marowijne River-Einzug
(Sipaliwini, Para (SUR), Saramacca, Bokopondo, Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni)
IUCN: least concern
Morais, A.de; Gamarra, S.P. & Reis, R.E., 2024 "A New Species of Curculionichthys (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the Saramacca and Marowijne River Basins, Suriname and French Guiana" (abstract)
4
60
 
unknown
Curculionichthys oliveirai
Roxo, Zawadzki, Troy, 2014
 
Brazil
ribeirão Salto Grande, ribeirão Keller, rio Mourão, ribeirão Cambira
(Paraná)
Curculionichthys paresi, holotype, MZUSP 115062, female, 26.2 mm SL, riacho Águas Claras, affluent rio Sepotuba, rio Paraguay basin, municipality of Santo Afonso, Mato Grosso State oliveirai, holotype, MZUSP 115061, female, 26.4 mm SL, from ribeirão
4
60
 
unknown
Curculionichthys paresi
Roxo, Zawadzki, Troy, 2014
 
Brazil
Riacho Águas Claras, riacho Maracaña, riacho São Jorge
(Mato Grosso)
Curculionichthys paresi, holotype, MZUSP 115062, female, 26.2 mm SL, riacho Águas Claras, affluent rio Sepotuba, rio Paraguay basin, municipality of Santo Afonso, Mato Grosso State
4
60
 
unknown
Curculionichthys piracanjuba
Martins & Langeani, 2012
 
Brazil
Ribeirão Santana
(Goiás)
Martins, F. & Langeani, F., 2012 "Hisonotus piracanjuba, a new species of Hypoptopomatinae (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the rio Paranaíba, upper rio Paraná system, central Brazil"
Roxo, F.F., Zawadzki, C.H. & Troy, W.P., 2014 "Description of two new species of Hisonotus Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889 (Ostariophysi, Loricariidae) from the rio Paraná-Paragua"
da Costa e Silva, G.S.; Roxo, F.F. & Oliveira, C., 2014 "Hisonotus acuen, a new and phenotypically variable cascudinho (Siluriformes, Loricariidae, Hypoptopomatinae) from the upper rio Xingu basin, Brazil"
4
60
 
unknown
Curculionichthys sabaji
Roxo, da Costa e Silva, Orrego, Oliveira, 2015
 
Brazil
Rio Curuá, rio Couto de Magalhães
(Pará, Mato Grosso)
Curculionichthys sabaji, MZUSP 117379, holotype, female, 23.3 mm SL, from Pará State, municipality of Altamira, Rio 13 de Maio, Rio Xingu basin, 08°43
4
60
 
unknown
Curculionichthys sagarana
Roxo, da Costa e Silva, Orrego, Oliveira, 2015
 
Brazil
Rio Pardo Grande, rio Curimataí, im Rio das Velhas-, im rio São Francisco-Einzug
(Minas Gerais)
Curculionichthys coxipone, MZUSP 117380, holotype, female, 29.0 mm SL, from Mato Grosso State, municipality of Cuiabá, tributary of Rio Aricá Mirim, Rio Cuiabá drainage, 15°46
4
60
 
unknown
Curculionichthys scaius
Calegari, Gamarra & Reis, 2018
 
Brazil
Rio Aripuanã-Einzug
(Mato Grosso)
IUCN: least concern
Calegari, B.B.; Gamarra, S.P. & Reis, R.E., 2018 "A New Species of Curculionichthys (Siluriformes: Hypoptopomatinae) from the Western Border of the Brazilian Shield, Madeira River Basin, Brazil" (abstract)
Gamarra, S.P.; Calegari, B.B. & Reis, R.E., 2019 "A new species of Curculionichthys (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the north edge of the Brazilian Shield, lower Amazon basin"
Novotaxa Blog (Bild)
3
60
23 - 24
unknown
Curculionichthys sp. "Suriname"

 
Suriname, French Guiana
Gran Rio | Palumeu River, Tapanahony River | Waki River | Inini River
(Sipaliwini, Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni)
L-Welse com
2
60
 
unknown
Curculionichthys tukana
Roxo, Dias, Silva & Oliveira, 2017
 
Brazil
ribeirão Bofe, córrego Bom Jardim, rio Parauapebas, rio Sossego
(Maranhão, Pará (BRA), Goiás)
Curculionichthys tukana, MZUSP 123010, 23.4 mm SL, holotype, Brazil, state of Maranhão, municipality of Estreito, ribeirão Bofe, rio Tocantins basin.
3
60
26 - 30
unknown
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Many thanks to
for the pictures
Manzotti, Angelo Rodrigo (CC BY-NC 3.0)
1, 4
Roxo, da Costa e Silva, Ochoa, Oliveira (CC BY 4.0)
2, 3, 10, 11
Fábio F. Roxo
5, 12
Gregory Quartarollo (Guyane Wild Fish Association)
6
Britski & Garavello (CC BY-NC 4.0)
7
Fábio F. Roxo, Cláudio H. Zawadzki, Waldo P. Troy (CC BY 4.0)
8, 9
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