Trachycorystes
| Trachycorystes | |
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| Trachycorystes trachycorystes | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Auchenipteridae |
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| Genus: | Trachycorystes Bleeker, 1858 |
| Type species | |
| Auchenipterus trachycorystes Valenciennes, 1840
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Trachycorystes is a genus of driftwood catfishes found in tropical South America.
Species[]
There are currently four described species in this genus:[1]
- Trachycorystes cratensis A. Miranda-Ribeiro, 1937
- & , 2011
- C. H. Eigenmann & R. S. Eigenmann, 1888
- Trachycorystes trachycorystes (Valenciennes, 1840) (Black catfish)
References[]
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Trachycorystes in FishBase. December 2011 version.
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Categories:
- Auchenipteridae
- Fish of South America
- Catfish genera
- Taxa named by Pieter Bleeker
- Siluriformes stubs