Kronichthys
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]

Species

There are currently three recognized species in this genus:^[3]

• Kronichthys heylandi (Boulenger, 1900)
• Kronichthys lacerta (Nichols, 1919)
• Kronichthys subteres A. Miranda-Ribeiro, 1908

Description

Kronichthys species are small, cylindrical fishes similar to the hypoptopomatine Schizolecis. The color pattern is dark brown with a slight mottling or four dorsal saddles, and the abdomen mostly white. The dorsal fin is short and the adipose fin is small.^[4]

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