Kronichthys

Kronichthys is a genus of armored catfishes endemic to Brazil.
The genus is named in honor of naturalist-archaeologist Ricardo Krone, who collected the type species specimen.

Species

There are currently three recognized species in this genus:

Kronichthys heylandi
Kronichthys lacerta
Kronichthys subteres Alípio [de Miranda-Ribeiro|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.