Platynematichthys notatus
| Platynematichthys notatus | |
|---|---|
| Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Pimelodidae |
| Tribe: | Brachyplatystomatini |
| Genus: | Platynematichthys Bleeker, 1858 |
| Species: | P. notatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Platynematichthys notatus (Jardine, 1841) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Platynematichthys notatus is a species of catfish (order Siluriformes) of the monotypic genus Platynematichthys of the family Pimelodidae.[1] This species reaches 80.0 centimetres (31.5 in) SL. This species is native to the Amazon and Orinoco River basins.[2]
Platynematichthys and its sister group Brachyplatystoma are the only genera in the tribe Brachyplatystomatini. These two genera are characterized by two synapomorphies; these include a gas bladder divided into an anterior portion and a triangular posterior portion, as well as a ventral crest under the cleithrum, the main bone supporting the pectoral fins.[3]
References
- ↑ "Platynematichthys notatus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved May 26, 2007.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Platynematichthys notatus" in FishBase. February 2012 version.
- ↑ Lundberg, John G.; Akama, Alberto (2005). Buth, D., ed. "Brachyplatystoma capapretum: a New Species of Goliath Catfish from the Amazon Basin, with a Reclassification of Allied Catfishes (Siluriformes: Pimelodidae)" (PDF). Copeia 2005 (3): 492–516. doi:10.1643/CI-04-036R1.
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