Bagropsis reinhardti

Bagropsis reinhardti is a species of long-whiskered catfish.[1] This species reaches about 22.7 cm (8.9 in) in standard length and is endemic to Brazil where it is found in the Das Velhas River basin in São Francisco River drainage.[2] It is considered a threatened species by Brazil's Ministry of the Environment.[3]

Bagropsis reinhardti
Bagropsis reinhardti as depicted in 1875
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Pimelodidae
Genus:	Bagropsis Lütken, 1874
Species:	B. reinhardti
Binomial name
Bagropsis reinhardti Lütken, 1874

Bagropsis is classified under the "Calophysus-Pimelodus clade". Within this clade, it is considered a part of the "Pimelodus-group" of Pimelodids, which also includes Pimelodus, Exallodontus, Duopalatinus, Cheirocerus, Iheringichthys, Bergiaria, Parapimelodus, Platysilurus, Platystomatichthys, and Propimelodus.[4]

References

1. "Bagropsis reinhardti". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved May 23, 2007.
2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Bagropsis reinhardti" in FishBase. February 2012 version.
3. ICMBio (Ministry of the Environment, Brazil): Portaria MMA nº 445, de 17 de dezembro de 2014. Lista de Especies Ameaçadas - Saiba Mais. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
4. Lundberg, John G.; Parisi, Béatrice M. (2002). "Propimelodus, new genus, and redescription of Pimelodus eigenmanni Van der Stigchel 1946, a long-recognized yet poorly-known South American catfish (Pimelodidae: Siluriformes)" (PDF). Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 152: 75–88. doi:10.1635/0097-3157(2002)152[0075:PNGARO]2.0.CO;2. ISSN 0097-3157.