Trachelyopterichthys

Trachelyopterichthys is a genus of driftwood catfishes found in tropical South America.

Trachelyopterichthys
Trachelyopterichthys taeniatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Auchenipteridae
Subfamily: Auchenipterinae
Genus: Trachelyopterichthys
Bleeker, 1862
Type species
Trachelyopterus taeniatus
Kner, 1857

Species

There are currently two described species in this genus:[1]

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References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Trachelyopterichthys in FishBase. December 2011 version.


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