Tenellus

Tenellus is a genus of thorny catfishes native to tropical South America.

Species
There are currently 3 recognized species in this genus:
 * Tenellus leporhinus (C. H. Eigenmann, 1912)
 * Tenellus ternetzi (C. H. Eigenmann, 1925)
 * Tenellus trimaculatus (Boulenger, 1898)