Psammphiletria

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Psammphiletria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Amphiliidae
Subfamily: Leptoglanidinae
Genus: Psammphiletria
Roberts, 2003
Type species
Psammphiletria nasuta
Roberts, 2003
Binomial name

Psammphiletria delicata
Roberts, 2003
Psammphiletria nasuta
Roberts, 2003

Psammphiletria is a genus of catfishes (order Siluriformes) of the family Amphiliidae. It includes two species, P. delicata and P. nasuta.[1] P. delicata originates from Stanley Pool of the Congo River. P. nasuta is known from Ubangui River above Bangui.[1] Psammphiletria species grow to 2.1–2.4 centimetres (.83–.94 in) SL.[2][3]

[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. ^ "Psammphiletria delicata". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. Aug 2007 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2007.
  3. ^ "Psammphiletria nasuta". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. Aug 2007 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2007.
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