Biology:Ernstichthys
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Short description: Genus of fishes
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Aspredinidae |
| Subfamily: | Hoplomyzontinae |
| Genus: | Ernstichthys Fernández-Yépez, 1953 |
| Type species | |
| Ernstichthys anduzei Fernández-Yépez, 1953
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Ernstichthys is a genus of banjo catfishes that occurs in the Amazon and Orinoco basins.[1]
The genus was named in honor of the Chair of Natural Science at the Central University of Venezuela biologist Adolfo (also spelled Adolf) Ernst (1832-1899).[2]
Ernstichthys species are small to medium-sized, armored aspredinids.[1] Members of this genus are distinguished from all other aspredinids by having two sets of paired pre-anal-fin plates and a strongly recurved pectoral spine that is much longer than first branched pectoral-fin ray.[1]
Species
There are currently three described species in this genus:[3]
- Ernstichthys anduzei Fernández-Yépez, 1953
- Ernstichthys intonsus D. J. Stewart, 1985
- Ernstichthys megistus (Orcés-V. (es), 1961)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Friel, John Patrick (1994-12-13). A Phylogenetic Study of the Neotropical Banjo Catfishes (Teleostei: Siluriformes: Aspredinidae). Duke University, Durham, NC. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20070928001707/http://www.cumv.cornell.edu/pdf/Friel_Ph.D._Thesis_1994.pdf. Retrieved 2007-08-07.
- ↑ "Order SILURIFORMES: Families ASPREDINIDAE, DORADIDAE, AUCHENIPTERIDAE, CRANOGLANIDIDAE and ICTALURIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 22 September 2018. http://www.etyfish.org/siluriformes10/.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Ernstichthys in FishBase. December 2011 version.
External links
- Friel, John P. (2000-04-14). "Ernstichthys Fernádez-Yépez 1953". Tree of Life Web Project. http://tolweb.org/Ernstichthys/15275.
Wikidata ☰ Q5395220 entry
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