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Genus of fishes

Schultzichthys
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Trichomycteridae
Subfamily: Stegophilinae
Genus: Schultzichthys
Dahl, 1960
Type species
Schultzichthys gracilis
Dahl, 1960

Schultzichthys is a genus of pencil catfishes native to South America.

Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:

S. bondi is from the Amazon and Orinoco River basins, while S. gracilis is from the Guayabero River of the Orinoco River basin in Colombia. Schultzichthys species grow to between 2.6–3.7 centimetres (1.0–1.5 in) SL.

References

  1. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Schultzichthys". FishBase. February 2012 version.
  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. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1418.1.1.
  3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Schultzichthys bondi". FishBase. July 2007 version.
  4. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Schultzichthys gracilis". FishBase. July 2007 version.
Taxon identifiers
Schultzichthys


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