Tridensimilis

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Tridensimilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Trichomycteridae
Subfamily: Tridentinae
Genus: Tridensimilis
Schultz, 1944
Type species
Tridensimilis venezuelae
Schultz, 1944
Binomial name

Tridensimilis brevis
(Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889)
Tridensimilis venezuelae
Schultz, 1944

Tridensimilis is a genus of catfishes (order Siluriformes) of the family Trichomycteridae. It includes two species, T. brevis and T. venezuelae.[1] T. brevis is distributed in the Amazon River basin in Brazil, while T. venezuelae is distributed in the Orinoco basin in Venezuela.[1] Both species grow to about 2.5–3.0 centimetres (.98–1.2 in) TL.[2][3] T. brevis lives in the sand of shallow rivers and creeks. It is parasitic, entering the gill chambers of larger catfishes. It is also known for entering, probably by mistake, the urethra of mammals urinating under water.[2]

[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. ^ a b "Trindensimilis brevis". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. July 2007 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2007.
  3. ^ "Trindensimilis venezuelae". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. July 2007 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2007.
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