Biology:Pseudauchenipterus

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Pseudauchenipterus
D. Marcus Elieser Bloch's, ausübenden Arztes zu Berlin ... Oeconomische Naturgeschichte der Fische Deutschlands (20919640572).jpg
Pseudauchenipterus nodosus above
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Auchenipteridae
Subfamily: Auchenipterinae
Genus: Pseudauchenipterus
Bleeker, 1862
Type species
Silurus nodosus
Bloch, 1794

Pseudauchenipterus is a genus of driftwood catfish that occur in tropical South America.

Species

There are currently four described species in this genus:

  • Pseudauchenipterus affinis (Steindachner, 1877)
  • Pseudauchenipterus flavescens (C. H. Eigenmann & R. S. Eigenmann, 1888)
  • Pseudauchenipterus jequitinhonhae (Steindachner, 1877)
  • Pseudauchenipterus nodosus (Bloch, 1794) (Cocosoda catfish)

References

Wikidata ☰ Q7254305 entry