Brachyglanis
Appearance
Brachyglanis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Heptapteridae |
Genus: | Brachyglanis C. H. Eigenmann, 1912 |
Type species | |
Brachyglanis frenata C. H. Eigenmann, 1912
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Species | |
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Brachyglanis is a genus of Three-barbeled catfishes native to South America.
Species
[edit]There are currently six recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Brachyglanis frenatus C. H. Eigenmann, 1912
- Brachyglanis magoi Fernández-Yépez, 1967
- Brachyglanis melas C. H. Eigenmann, 1912
- Brachyglanis microphthalmus Bizerril, 1991
- Brachyglanis nocturnus G. S. Myers, 1928
- Brachyglanis phalacra C. H. Eigenmann, 1912
References
[edit]- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Brachyglanis". FishBase. December 2011 version.