Auchenipterinae

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Auchenipterinae
Auchenipterus dentatus

Auchenipterus dentatus

Systematics
Overcohort : Clupeocephala
Cohort : Otomorpha
Sub-cohort : Ostariophysi
Order : Catfish (Siluriformes)
Family : False thorn catfish (Auchenipteridae)
Subfamily : Auchenipterinae
Scientific name
Auchenipterinae
Bleeker , 1862

The Auchenipterinae ( Gr .: "Alsoen" = neck + "pteryx", - "igos" = fin, because of the dorsal fin that sits far forward) are a subfamily of the false thorn catfish (Auchenipteridae), to which over 70 species belong. With the exception of one species ( Ageneiosus pardalis in the Río Tuira in Panama ), the Auchenipterinae only occur in South America. All live in fresh water , Pseudauchenipterus nodosus also goes in brackish water .

features

The Auchenipterinae are 5 to 59 cm long, depending on the species. The subfamily is diagnosed by a single trait . The sex papilla of sexually mature males is usually located at the tip of the first ray on the anterior edge of the anal fin .

Genera and species

Ageneiosus sp.
Ageneiosus militaris
Auchenipterichthys sp.
Auchenipterus dentatus
Entomocorus radiosus
Trachelyopterus galeatus
Trachelyopterus lucenai

literature

Individual evidence

  1. Ageneiosus pardalis on Fishbase.org (English)
  2. Pseudauchenipterus nodosus on Fishbase.org (English)

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