Genus Reicheltia

A monotypic genus with the following combination of characters: nasal organ with two small, almost equally sized openings; eye rim completely adnate; top of pectoral fin base below lower margin of eye, ventrolateral skin fold present; shallow caudal peduncle (least  depth > 9.5 x in SL); prefrontals moderately large, rounded, each with a small olfactory nerve foramen; frontals wide over orbit; sphenotic not contacting supraoccipital; triturating teeth absent; spines restricted to nape and belly. The species has a ventrolateral skin fold, a dorsally flattened body, with a completely adnate eye that is level with or slightly interrupting the dorsal profile.