Ernstichthys | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Aspredinidae |
Subfamily: | Hoplomyzontinae |
Genus: | Ernstichthys Fernández-Yépez, 1953 |
Type species | |
Ernstichthys anduzei Fernández-Yépez, 1953 |
Ernstichthys is a genus of banjo catfishes that occurs in the Amazon and Orinoco basins.
The genus was named in honor of the Chair of Natural Science at the Central University of Venezuela biologist Adolfo (also spelled Adolf) Ernst (1832–1899).
Ernstichthys species are small to medium-sized, armored aspredinids. Members of this genus are distinguished from all other aspredinids by having two sets of paired pre-anal-fin plates and a strongly recurved pectoral spine that is much longer than first branched pectoral-fin ray.
Species
There are currently three described species in this genus:
- Ernstichthys anduzei Fernández-Yépez, 1953
- Ernstichthys intonsus D. J. Stewart, 1985
- Ernstichthys megistus (Orcés-V. (es), 1961)
References
- ^ 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.
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(help) - Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order SILURIFORMES: Families ASPREDINIDAE, DORADIDAE, AUCHENIPTERIDAE, CRANOGLANIDIDAE and ICTALURIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Ernstichthys". FishBase. December 2011 version.
External links
- Friel, John P. (2000-04-14). "Ernstichthys Fernádez-Yépez 1953". Tree of Life Web Project. Retrieved 2007-08-07.
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