Schultzichthys

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Schultzichthys
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Siluriformes Family: Trichomycteridae Subfamily: Stegophilinae Genus: Schultzichthys Dahl, 1960
Type species
Schultzichthys gracilis Dahl, 1960
Binomial name
Schultzichthys bondi (Myers, 1942) Schultzichthys gracilis Dahl, 1960

Schultzichthys is a genus of catfishes (order Siluriformes) of the family Trichomycteridae. It includes two species, S. bondi and S. gracilis.^[1] S. bondi is from the Amazon and Orinoco River basins, while S. gracilis is from the Guayabero River of the Orinoco River basin in Colombia.^[1] Schultzichthys species grow to between 2.6–3.7 centimetres (1.0–1.5 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. ^ "Schultzichthys bondi". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. July 2007 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2007.
3. ^ "Schultzichthys gracilis". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. July 2007 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2007.