Squaliforma

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Squaliforma
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Squaliforma
Isbrücker & Michels, 2001

Squaliforma is a genus of armored catfishes native to South America.

Species

There are currently 12 recognized species in this genus:[1]

  • Squaliforma annae (Steindachner, 1881)
  • Squaliforma biseriata (Cope, 1872)
  • Squaliforma emarginata (Valenciennes, 1840)
  • Squaliforma gomesi (Fowler, 1942)
  • Squaliforma horrida (Kner, 1854)
  • Squaliforma phrixosoma (Fowler, 1940)
  • Squaliforma scopularia (Cope, 1871)
  • Squaliforma squalina (Jardine, 1841)
  • Squaliforma tenuicauda (Steindachner, 1878)
  • Squaliforma tenuis (Boeseman, 1968)
  • Squaliforma villarsi (Lütken, 1874)
  • Squaliforma virescens (Cope, 1874)

References

  1. Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2011). Species of Squaliforma in FishBase. December 2011 version.


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