Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Rank Subfamily | Scientific name Neoplecostominae Higher classification Loricariidae Order Catfish | |
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Lower classifications Neoplecostomus, Isbrueckerichthys, Kronichthys, Hemipsilichthys, Pareiorhina rudolphi | ||
Neoplecostominae is a subfamily of South American catfishes of the family Loricariidae. Species of this subfamily live in high-mountain and swift-flowing river habitats.
Taxonomy
This subfamily is the most basal clade in Loricariidae with the exception of Lithogeneinae. The genera do not form a monophyletic assemblage. Neoplecostominae is not diagnosed by any unique characteristic. However, molecular studies have supported this grouping.
Within the paraphyletic Neoplecostominae, Pareiorhina forms a monophyletic subunit that also includes Neoplecostomus.
References
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