Rhinolekos britskii[1] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the Paranaíba River basin in the upper Paraná River system in Brazil. The species reaches 4 cm (1.6 inches) in standard length. Its specific name, britskii, honors Heraldo A. Britski of the University of São Paulo for his contributions to the ichthyology of the Neotropical realm.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Rhinolekos |
| Species: | R. britskii
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| Binomial name | |
| Rhinolekos britskii Martins, Langeani & Costa, 2011
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References
edit- ^ Martins, Fernanda & Langeani, Francisco. (2011). Rhinolekos, a new genus with three new species of Hypoptopomatinae (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from upper rio Paraná. Neotropical Ichthyology. 9. 65-78. 10.1590/S1679-62252011000100004.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2023). "Rhinolekos britskii". FishBase.
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