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Rhinelepis is a genus of South American armored catfish.

Rhinelepis
Rhinelepis aspera
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Loricariidae
Tribe:	Rhinelepini
Genus:	Rhinelepis Agassiz, 1829
Type species
Rhinelepis aspera Spix & Agassiz, 1829

Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1]

• Rhinelepis aspera Spix & Agassiz, 1829
• Rhinelepis strigosa Valenciennes, 1840

Appearance and anatomy

Rhinelepis species are large and heavily plated, though the plates on the abdomen (belly) develop later than in Pseudorinelepis. They are generally charcoal gray without any markings. The head is long and fat. The fins are short and the adipose fin is entirely absent. The gill opening is much larger than that of most loricariids. The cheeks lack elongate odontodes.[2]

References

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Rhinelepis (лат.) — род лучепёрых рыб из семейства кольчужных сомов, обитающий в Южной Америке. Научное название происходит от греч. rhinos — «нос» и греч. lepis — «чешуя».

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