Zungaropsis multimaculatus

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Zungaropsis multimaculatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Siluriformes Family: Pimelodidae Genus: Zungaropsis Steindachner, 1908 Species: Z. multimaculatus
Binomial name
Zungaropsis multimaculatus Steindachner, 1908

Zungaropsis multimaculatus is a species of catfish (order Siluriformes) of the family Pimelodidae. It is the only species in the monotypic genus Zungaropsis, a genus considered to be closely related to Zungaro.^[1] In 2003, Zungaropsis was considered as a genus inquirendum of the Pimelodidae.^[2] This species was originally found in the Xingu River.^[1]

[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. ^ Ortega-Lara, Armando; Lehmann A., Pablo (2006). "Cruciglanis, a new genus of Pseudopimelodid catfish (Ostariophysi: Siluriformes) with description of a new species from the Colombian Pacific coast" (PDF). 4 (2): 147–156.