Kronichthys
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Kronichthys is a genus of armored catfishes endemic to Brazil.
The genus is named in honor of naturalist-archaeologist Ricardo Krone (1861-1917), who collected the type species specimen.[1]
Species
There are currently three recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Kronichthys heylandi (Boulenger, 1900)
- Kronichthys lacerta (Nichols, 1919)
- Kronichthys subteres A. Miranda-Ribeiro, 1908
Description
Kronichthys species are small, cylindrical fishes similar to the hypoptopomatine Schizolecis. The color pattern is dark brown with a slight mottling or four dorsal saddles, and the abdomen mostly white. The dorsal fin is short and the adipose fin is small.[3]
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