/siluriformes/loricariidae/rhinotocinclus/loxochelis/1.jpg "Rhinotocinclus loxochelis")
Lateral view/siluriformes/loricariidae/rhinotocinclus/loxochelis/2.jpg "Rhinotocinclus loxochelis")
Dorsal view/siluriformes/loricariidae/rhinotocinclus/loxochelis/3.jpg "Rhinotocinclus loxochelis")
Ventral view
 All Fishes Data Sheet | |
|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Rhinotocinclus loxochelis Reis & Lehmann A., 2022 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Creek in Jamanxim National Forest, Itaituba, Pará, Brazil, 08°23'45.7"S, 55°39'27.6"W. |
| Etymology | Rhinotocinclus is a combination of the Greek Rhinos meaning beak or snout and Otocinclus, a genus of Hypoptopomatinae, in allusion to the conspicuous and elegant snout of most of its species. |
| Species Information | |
| Identification | Rhinotocinclus is diagnosed from all other genera in Hypoptopomatinae by having the canal cheek plate on the ventral surface of the head posteriorly elongated and contacting the cleithrum (vs. canal cheek plate rounded or mesially elongated and not expanded backwards to contact the pectoral girdle). |
| Sexing | Males possess a urogenital papilla immediately behind the anus, and a variably deep skin fold along the first, unbranched pelvic-fin ray (vs. both absent in females). Also, males possess a much larger nostril than females, causing the internarial distance to be smaller in males. The larger size of the olfactory organ of males also causes an elevation in the snout profile immediately in front of the eyes, which can be easily seen in lateral view. In most species, males also possess longer pelvic fins than females, with the males' pelvic fins reaching or almost reach to the anal-fin origin. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Amazon, Lower Amazon, Tapajós, Middle Tapajós, Jamanxim (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Not Evaluated |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Neotropical Ichthyology v. 20 (no. 2): e220002, pp 77, Figs. 6F, 41. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
| Wishlists | Love this species? Click the heart to add it to your wish list. There is no wish to keep this species. |
| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
| Forum BBCode | |
 | Look up R. loxochelis on PlanetCatfish.com |
 | Look up R. loxochelis on Fishbase |
 | Look up R. loxochelis on Encyclopedia of Life |
 | Look up R. loxochelis on Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.4.1551.8623 | |
| Last Update | 2022 Oct 22 01:07 (species record created: 2022 Jul 10 09:55) |