Biology:Rhyacoglanis
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Short description: Genus of catfishes
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Pseudopimelodidae |
| Genus: | Rhyacoglanis Shibatta & Vari, 2017 |
| Type species | |
| Pimelodus pulcher Boulenger, 1887
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Rhyacoglanis is a genus of catfishes (order Siluriformes) of the family Pseudopimelodidae.[1]
Species
There are 9 species in the database, and the other 3 haven't been described, so they won't be included.[2]
- Rhyacoglanis pulcher (Boulenger, 1887)
- Rhyacoglanis variolosus (Miranda Ribeiro, 1914)
- Rhyacoglanis annulatus Shibatta & Vari, 2017
- Rhyacoglanis epiblepsis Shibatta & Vari, 2017
- Rhyacoglanis paranensis Shibatta & Vari, 2017
- Rhyacoglanis seminiger Shibatta & Vari, 2017
- Rhyacoglanis rapppydanielae Shibatta, Rocha & Oliveira, 2021
- Rhyacoglanis beninei Crispim-Rodrigues, Silva, Shibatta, Kuranaka & Oliveira, 2023
- Rhyacoglanis varii Shibatta & Souza-Shibatta, 2023
Identification
Rhyacoglanis is distinguished from other Pseudopimelodidae by three synapomorphies: the presence of a light blotch on the cheek; a connection between the middle of the dark caudal-fin stripe and the dark caudal-peduncle pigmentation; and 30–35 total vertebrae.[2]
Distribution
Rhyacoglanis genus is widely distributed in the cis-Andean portions of South America, mainly in the Amazon, Orinoco, Paraná, Paraguay, and lower rio Tocantins basins.[1]
References
Wikidata ☰ Q122362714 entry
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