Hoplomyzon

Hoplomyzon
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Aspredinidae
Subfamily: Hoplomyzontinae
Genus: Hoplomyzon
G. S. Myers, 1942
Type species
Hoplomyzon atrizona
G. S. Myers, 1942

Hoplomyzon is a genus of banjo catfishes that are native to tropical South America.

Hoplomyzon species are small, armoured aspredinids, growing up to 32 millimetres (1.3 in) SL in H. sexpapilostoma.[1] Members of this genus are distinguished from all other aspredinids by having each premaxilla with two bony knobs superficially covered by fleshy papillae, the dorsal and ventral armor plates not overlapping, and 23 sets of paired pre-anal-fin plates. They also have the maxillary barbels adnate with the head and the pectoral spine less than one-quarter of the fish's standard length.[1]

Species

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

There are also at least two undescribed species, including a blind and unpigmented species.[1]

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 Hoplomyzon in FishBase. December 2011 version.
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