Hemipsilichthys is a genus of catfishes belonging to the family Loricariidae. These wide-mouthed freshwater catfishes are restricted to southeast Brazil in the Paraíba do Sul, Perequê-Áçu and Taquari river basins. Hemipsilichthys, along with Delturus, form a clade (Delturinae). In these two genera, members have a ridge behind their dorsal fin and an adipose fin membrane. However, in Hemipsilichthys, the dorsal fin membrane and most anterior plate of the adipose fin do not touch, while they do in Delturus.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Subfamily: | Delturinae |
| Genus: | Hemipsilichthys Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889 |
| Type species | |
| Xenomystus gobio Lütken 1874[1]
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| Synonyms | |
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Upsilodus Miranda Ribeiro 1924 | |
Species edit
There are currently three recognized species in this genus:[3] Additional species were formerly placed in this genus, but these are now placed in Pareiorhaphis.
- Hemipsilichthys gobio (Lütken, 1874)
- Hemipsilichthys nimius Pereira, Reis, Souza & Lazzarotto, 2003
- Hemipsilichthys papillatus Pereira, Oliveira & Oyakawa, 2000
References edit
- ^ Eschmeyer, W. N., ed. (23 July 2014). "Hemipsilichthys Eigenmann & Eigenmann 1889". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences – Institute for Biodiversity Science and Sustainability. Archived from the original on 11 August 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
- ^ Armbruster, Jonathan W. "Upsilodus". Retrieved 2007-05-07.
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Hemipsilichthys in FishBase. December 2011 version.
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