Biology:Silvinichthys

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Silvinichthys is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Trichomycteridae, the pencil and parasitic catfishes. The catfishes in this genus are endemic to Argentina. Many species are Phreatobites.[1]

Species

There are currently 7 recognized species in this genus:[2]

  • Silvinichthys bortayro L. A. Fernández & de Pinna, 2005
  • Silvinichthys gualcamayo L. A. Fernández, Sanabria & Quiroga, 2013 [3]
  • Silvinichthys huachi L. A. Fernández, Sanabria, Quiroga & Vari, 2014 [4]
  • Silvinichthys leoncitensis L. A. Fernández, Dominino, Brancolini & Baigún, 2011 [5]
  • Silvinichthys mendozensis (Arratia, Chang G., Menu-Marque & Rojas M., 1978)
  • Silvinichthys pachonensis L. A. Fernández & Liotta, 2016 [6]
  • Silvinichthys pedernalensis L. A. Fernández, Sanabria & Quiroga, 2017 [7]

References

  1. Fernández, Luis; de Pinna, Mario C. C.; Armbruster, J. W. (2005). "Phreatic Catfish of the Genus Silvinichthys from Southern South America (Teleostei, Siluriformes, Trichomycteridae)". Copeia 2005 (1): 100–108. doi:10.1643/CI-03-158R2. ISSN 0045-8511. 
  2. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Species in the genus Silvinichthys". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?tbl=species&genus=Silvinichthys. 
  3. Fernández, L., Sanabria, E.A. & Quiroga, L.B. (2013): Silvinichthys gualcamayo, a new species of catfish from the central Andes of Argentina (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 23 (4): 367-373.
  4. Fernández, L., Sanabria, E.A., Quiroga, L.B. & Vari, R.P. (2014): A new species of Silvinichthys (Siluriformes, Trichomycteridae) lacking pelvic fins from mid-elevation localities of the southern Andes, with comments on the genus. Journal of Fish Biology, 84 (2): 372–382.
  5. Fernández, L., Dominino, J., Brancolini, F. & Baigún, C. (2011): A new catfish species of the genus Silvinichthys (Teleostei: Trichomycteridae) from Leoncito National Park, Argentina. Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 22 (3): 227-232.
  6. Fernández, L. & Liotta, J. (2016): Silvinichthys pachonensis, a new catfish from high altitude, with a key to the species of the genus (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 27 (4): 375-383.
  7. Fernández, L., Sanabria, E.A. & Quiroga, L.B. (2017): Description of Silvinichthys pedernalensis n. sp. (Teleostei, Siluriformes) from the Andean Cordillera of southern South America. Animal Biodiversity and Conservation, 40 (1): 41-47.

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