Tympanopleura

Tympanopleura
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Auchenipteridae
Subfamily: Auchenipterinae
Genus: Tympanopleura
C. H. Eigenmann, 1912

Tympanopleura is a genus of driftwood catfishes found mostly in South America with one species extending into Central America.

Species

There are currently 6 recognized species in this genus:

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Walsh, S.J., Ribeiro, F.R.V. & Rapp-Py-Daniel, L.H. (2015). "Revision of Tympanopleura Eigenmann (Siluriformes: Auchenipteridae) with description of two new species" (PDF). Neotropical Ichthyology 13 (1): 1–46. doi:10.1590/1982-0224-20130220.


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