Kronichthys
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| Kronichthys | |
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| Kornichthys heylandi | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Subfamily: | Hypoptopomatinae |
| Genus: | Kronichthys A. Miranda-Ribeiro, 1908[1] |
| Type species | |
| Kronichthys subteres A. Miranda Ribeiro, 1908[1] | |
Kronichthys is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Loricariidae, the mailed catfishes, and the subfamily Hypoptopomatinae, the cascudinhos.[1] The catfishes in this genus are endemic to Brazil.
The genus is named in honor of the German-born Brazilian pharmacist and naturalist Sigismund Ernst Richard (Ricardo) Krone, who collected the holotype# of the type species.[2]
