Ernstichthys

Ernstichthys
Scientific classification
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.[1]

Ernstichthys species are small to medium sized, armored aspredinids.[1] 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.[1]

Species

There are currently three described species in this genus:[2]

External links

References

  1. 1 2 3 Friel, John Patrick (1994-12-13). "A Phylogenetic Study of the Neotropical Banjo Catfishes (Teleostei: Siluriformes: Aspredinidae)" (PDF). Duke University, Durham, NC. Retrieved 2007-08-07.
  2. Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2011). Species of Ernstichthys in FishBase. December 2011 version.
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