Horiomyzon retropinnatus

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Horiomyzon retropinnatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Heptapteridae
Genus: Horiomyzon
Stewart, 1986
Species: H. retropinnatus
Binomial name
Horiomyzon retropinnatus
Stewart, 1986

Horiomyzon retropinnatus is a species of catfish (order Siluriformes) of the family Heptapteridae. It is the only species of the genus Horiomyzon.[1] This species occurs in the Amazon and Napo Rivers.[2]

[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. 
  2. ^ "Horiomyzon retropinnatus". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. Jan 2008 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2008.
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