Aspredinichthys

Aspredinichthys is a genus of banjo catfishes found in fresh and brackish waters in tropical South America from the Orinoco delta, through the Guianas, to the Amazon delta.[1] Both species are found in lower portions of rivers and in coastal waters of northern South America from Venezuela to northern Brazil[2] where they are benthic fish.[3]

Aspredinichthys
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Siluriformes
Family:
Aspredinidae
Subfamily:
Aspredininae
Genus:
Aspredinichthys

Bleeker, 1858
Type species
Aspredo tibicen
Valenciennes, 1840
Synonyms

Chamaigenes Eigenmann, 1910

Description

Aspredinichthys species are large aspredinids that grow up to about 22.0 centimetres (8.7 in) SL; they are distinguished from all other aspredinids by the characters including having 8 pectoral-fin rays and several pairs of accessory mental barbels present.[4] The two species placed in this genus are very similar in appearance and are most readily separated by the pattern and number of accessory mental barbels.[4]

Species

There are currently two described species in this genus:[3]

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References
  1. Friel, John P. (2000-04-14). "Aspredinichthys Bleeker 1858". Tree of Life Web Project. Archived from the original on 30 August 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-07.
  2. Ferraris, Carl J., Jr. (2007). "Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1418: 1–628.
  3. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Aspredinichthys in FishBase. December 2011 version.
  4. Friel, John Patrick (1994-12-13). "A Phylogenetic Study of the Neotropical Banjo Catfishes (Teleostei: Siluriformes: Aspredinidae)" (PDF). Duke University, Durham, NC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-08-07. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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