Global InformationHemiodontichthys information
| Hemiodontichthys | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Subfamily: | Loricariinae |
| Tribe: | Loricariini |
| Genus: | Hemiodontichthys Bleeker, 1862 |
| Species: | H. acipenserinus
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| Binomial name | |
| Hemiodontichthys acipenserinus (Kner, 1853)
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Hemiodontichthys is a monotypic genus in the family Loricariidae, under the order Siluriformes (catfishes and their kin), containing a single species, Hemiodontichthys acipenserinus, also known as the Pinocchio whiptail catfish,[1] Pinocchio catfish,[1] Pinocchio cat or the knob-nosed whiptail.[2][3][1] This shy, bottom-dwelling catfish is native to the Guianas, Brazil, Bolivia and Perú in South America.[1]
- ^ a b c d "Hemiodontichthys acipenserinus (Pinocchio Whiptail Catfish) - Seriously Fish". SeriouslyFish.com. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- ^ Ferraris, Carl J. Jr. (2007). "Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1418: 1–628. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1418.1.1.
- ^ Covain, Raphael; Fisch-Muller, Sonia (2007). "The genera of the Neotropical armored catfish subfamily Loricariinae (Siluriformes: Loricariidae): a practical key and synopsis" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1462: 1–40. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1462.1.1.