Ancharius

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Ancharius
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Siluriformes Family: Anchariidae Genus: Ancharius Steindachner, 1880
Type species
Ancharius fuscus Steindachner, 1880
Binomial name
Ancharius fuscus Steindachner, 1880 Ancharius griseus Ng & Sparks, 2005

Ancharius is a small genus of catfishes (order Siluriformes) of the family Anchariidae. It includes two species, A. fuscus and A. griseus.^[1]

Ancharius has been variably placed in Mochokidae, Ariidae, and Anchariidae.^[2] They are native to Madagascar; A. fuscus is widely distributed along eastern-draining rivers of Madagascar, while A. griseus inhabits the Onilahy River basin of western Madagascar.^[1]

A. fuscus grows to about 30.0 centimetres (11.8 in) TL.^[3] A. griseus reaches about 24.4 cm (9.6 in) SL.^[4]

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b} Ferraris, Carl J., Jr. (2007). "Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types" (PDF). Zootaxa 1418: 1–628. 
2. ^ Ng, Heok Hee; Sparks, John S. (2005). "Revision of the endemic Malagasy catfish family Anchariidae (Teleostei: Siluriformes), with descriptions of a new genus and three new species". Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwaters 16 (4): 303–323. 
3. ^ "Ancharius fuscus". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. July 2007 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2007.
4. ^ "Ancharius griseus". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. July 2007 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2007.