Trachelyopterichthys

Trachelyopterichthys
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Auchenipteridae
Subfamily: Auchenipterinae
Genus: Trachelyopterichthys
Bleeker, 1862
Type species
Trachelyopterus taeniatus
Kner, 1857
Species

Trachelyopterichthys is a genus of catfishes (order Siluriformes) of the family Auchenipteridae. It includes two species, T. anduzei and T. taeniatus.[1] T. anduzei originates from the Upper Orinoco River basin. T. taeniatus originates from the Upper Amazon River basin.[1] T. taeniatus grows up to about 15.0 centimetres (5.9 in) TL.[2]

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. http://silurus.acnatsci.org/ACSI/library/biblios/2007_Ferraris_Catfish_Checklist.pdf. 
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2008). "Trachelyopterichthys taeniatus" in FishBase. Oct 2008 version.