Andinichthyidae

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Andinichthyidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Superorder: Ostariophysi
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Andinichthyidae
Gayet, 1988
Type genus
Andinichthys
Gayet, 1988
Genera

See text.

Andinichthyidae is an extinct family of catfish.[1]

[edit] Species

There are 3 species in 3 genera:

  • Genus Andinichthys Gayet, 1988.
    • Andinichthys bolivianensis Gayet, 1988.
  • Genus Hoffstetterichthys Gayet, 1990.
    • Hoffstetterichthys pucai Gayet, 1990.
  • Genus Incaichthys Gayet, 1990.
    • Incaichthys suarezi Gayet, 1990.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Ferraris, Carl J., Jr. (2007). "Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types" (PDF). Zootaxa 1418: 1–628. 
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