Curculionichthys
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| Curculionichthys | |
|---|---|
| Curculionichthys insperatus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Subfamily: | Hypoptopomatinae |
| Genus: | Curculionichthys Roxo, G. S. C. Silva, L. E. Ochoa & C. de Oliveira, 2015[1] |
| Type species | |
| Hisonotus insperatus | |
Curculionichthys is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Loricariidae, the mailed catfishes, and the subfamily Hypoptopomatinae, the cascudinhos.[2] The catfishes in this genus are found in South America.[1]