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
Type species: Hisonotus insperatus Britski & Garavello, 2003
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.
References
Roxo, F.F., Silva, G.S.C., Orrego, L.E. & Oliveira, C. 2015. Description of a new genus and three new species of Otothyrinae (Siluriformes, Loricariidae). ZooKeys 534: 103–134. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.534.6169 Full article Reference page.
Roxo, F.F., Dias, A.C., Silva, G. de S. da C. & Oliveira, C. 2017. Two new species of Curculionichthys (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the rio Amazonas basin, Brazil. Zootaxa 4341(2): 258–270. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4341.2.5. Reference page.
Silva, G.S.C., Roxo, F.F., Melo, B.F. & Oliveira, C. 2016. New species of Curculionichthys (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the eastern Guiana Shield. Zootaxa 4175(3): 281–291. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4175.3.7. Reference page.
Curculionichthys is a genus of fish in the family Loricariidae native to South America.[1]
Species
There are currently 9 recognized species in this genus:
Curculionichthys coxipone Roxo, G. S. C. Silva, L. E. Ochoa & C. de Oliveira, 2015 [1]
Curculionichthys insperatus (Britski & Garavello, 2003)
Curculionichthys karipuna G. S. C. Silva, Roxo, B. F. de Melo & C. de Oliveira, 2016 [2]
Curculionichthys luteofrenatus (Britski & Garavello, 2007)
Curculionichthys oliveirai (Roxo, Zawadzki & Troy, 2014) [3]
Curculionichthys paresi (Roxo, Zawadzki & Troy, 2014) [3]
Curculionichthys piracanjuba (Martins & Langeani, 2012)
Curculionichthys sabaji Roxo, G. S. C. Silva, L. E. Ochoa & C. de Oliveira, 2015 [1]
Curculionichthys sagarana Roxo, G. S. C. Silva, L. E. Ochoa & C. de Oliveira, 2015 [1]
References
Roxo, F.F., Silva, G.S.C., Ochoa, L.E. & Oliveira, C. (2015): Description of a new genus and three new species of Otothyrinae (Siluriformes, Loricariidae). ZooKeys, 534: 103-134.
Silva, G.S.C., Roxo, F.F., Melo, B.F. & Oliveira, C. (2016): New species of Curculionichthys (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the eastern Guiana Shield. Zootaxa, 4175 (3): 281–291.
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-Paraguay basin, Brazil. ZooKeys, 395: 57–78.
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