Leptotocinclus

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{{Short description|Genus of ray-finned fishes}}
{{Automatic taxobox
| taxon = Leptotocinclus
| authority = [[Maria Laura S. Delapieve|Delapieve]], [[Pablo César Lehmann Albornoz|Lehmann A]] & [[Roberto Esser dos Reis|Reis]], 2018{{Cof family|family=Hypoptopomatinae|access-date=20 April 2026}}
| type_species = Leptotocinclus madeirae
| type_species_authority = Delapieve, Lehmann A & Reis, 2018
}}
'''''Leptotocinclus''''' is a genus of freshwater [[Actinopterygii|ray-finned fish]] belonging to the [[Family (biology)|family]] [[Loricariidae]], the suckermouth armoured catfishes, and the [[subfamily]] [[Hypoptopomatinae]], the cascudinhos. The catfishes in this genus are found in South America.

==Species==
''Leptotocinclus'' contains the follwoing valid species:{{Cof genus|genus=Leptotocinclus|access-date=20 April 2026}}
{{Linked species list
| Leptotocinclus ctenistus | Delapieve, Lehmann A. & Reis, 2018
| Leptotocinclus madeirae | Delapieve, Lehmann A. & Reis, 2018
}}

==References==
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[[Category:Hypoptopomatinae]]
[[Category:Taxa named by Maria Laura S. Delapieve]]
[[Category:Taxa named by Pablo Cesar Lehmann-Albornoz]]
[[Category:Taxa named by Roberto Esser dos Reis]]
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