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Kronichthys

Kronichthys
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Subfamily: Neoplecostominae
Genus: Kronichthys
A. Miranda-Ribeiro, 1908
Type species
Kronichthys subteres
A. Miranda Ribeiro, 1908

Kronichthys is a genus of armored catfishes endemic to Brazil.

There are currently three recognized species in this genus:

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.



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