Zungaropsis multimaculatus

Zungaropsis multimaculatus
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Pimelodidae
Genus: Zungaropsis
Steindachner, 1908
Species: Z. multimaculatus
Binomial name
Zungaropsis multimaculatus
Steindachner, 1908

Zungaropsis multimaculatus is a species of catfish (order Siluriformes) of the family Pimelodidae. It is the only species in the monotypic genus Zungaropsis, a genus considered to be closely related to Zungaro.[1] In 2003, Zungaropsis was considered as a genus inquirendum of the Pimelodidae.[2]

This species is endemic to Brazil where it occurs in the Xingu River.[3]

References

  1. Ferraris, Carl J., Jr. (2007). "Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types" (PDF). Zootaxa 1418: 1–628.
  2. Ortega-Lara, Armando; Lehmann A., Pablo (2006). "Cruciglanis, a new genus of Pseudopimelodid catfish (Ostariophysi: Siluriformes) with description of a new species from the Colombian Pacific coast" (PDF) 4 (2): 147–156. doi:10.1590/s1679-62252006000200002.
  3. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Zungaropsis multimaculatus" in FishBase. February 2012 version.
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