Miuroglanis platycephalus

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Miuroglanis platycephalus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Siluriformes Family: Trichomycteridae Subfamily: Tridentinae Genus: Miuroglanis Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889 Species: M. platycephalus
Binomial name
Miuroglanis platycephalus Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889

Miuroglanis platycephalus is a species of catfish (order Siluriformes) of the family Trichomycteridae, and the only species of the genus Miuroglanis.^[1] This fish originates from Solimões River basin.^[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. ^ "Miuroglanis platycephalus". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. July 2007 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2007.