Austroglanis

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Austroglanis
Austroglanis sclateri

Austroglanis sclateri

Systematics
Overcohort : Clupeocephala
Cohort : Otomorpha
Sub-cohort : Ostariophysi
Order : Catfish (Siluriformes)
Family : Austroglanididae
Genre : Austroglanis
Scientific name of the  family
Austroglanididae
Mon , 1991
Scientific name of the  genus
Austroglanis
Skelton, Risch & de Vos, 1984

Austroglanis is the only genus of the Austroglanididae , a family of fish from the order of the catfish-like (Siluriformes). The genus includes three species that are found in South African rivers and feed on invertebrates and small fish. All species are consideredthreatenedby habitat loss . Until 1991 they were assigned to the spiny catfish (Bagridae).

features

Austroglanididae are small, 7.5 to 30 centimeters long, fish. Your nasal pair of barbels are extremely short or missing, three pairs of mandibular barbels lie on the underside of the head. The dorsal fin and the pectoral fins have strong hard rays, the adipose fin is small.

Systematics

The family includes a genus with three species :

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Individual evidence

  1. Austroglanididae on Fishbase.org (English)