Gymnallabes
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Gymnallabes typus | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Clariidae |
Genus: | Gymnallabes Günther, 1867 |
Type species | |
Gymnallabes typus Günther, 1867
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Gymnallabes is a genus of airbreathing catfishes found in Africa. Gymnallabes species are thin and eel-like for burrowing.[1]
Species[]
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Gymnallabes nops T. R. Roberts & , 1976
- Gymnallabes typus Günther, 1867
References[]
- ^ Devaere, S.; Adriaens, D.; Teugels, G.G.; Verraes, W.; De Clerq, N.; Postnov, A. (2005). "Holotype skeletal morphology of Gymnallabes nops (Roberts & Stewart, 1976), using micro CT-scanning". Cybium. Series 3. 29: 281–293.
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Gymnallabes in FishBase. December 2011 version.
Categories:
- Clariidae
- Catfish genera
- Fish of Africa
- Fish of Cameroon
- Fish of Equatorial Guinea
- Freshwater fish genera
- Taxa named by Albert Günther
- Siluriformes stubs