Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Siluriformes 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Otomorpha
Subcohors: Ostariophysi
Sectio: Otophysa
Ordo: Siluriformes

Familia: Loricariidae
Subfamilia: Otothyrinae
Genus: Curculionichthys

Species: C. coxipone  C. insperatus  C. itaim  C. karipuna  C. luteofrenatus  C. oliveirai  C. paresi  C. piracanjuba  C. sabaji  C. sagarana  C. scaius  C. tukana

Name

Curculionichthys Roxo et al., 2015

Etymology: Curculionichthys, from the Latin curculionem (= elongated snout), and from the Greek ichthys (= fishes), refers to the relatively elongated snouts of the fish species included in this genus.

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