Zungaropsis
Zungaropsis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Pimelodidae |
Genus: | Zungaropsis Steindachner, 1908 |
Species: | Z. multimaculatus
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Binomial name | |
Zungaropsis multimaculatus Steindachner, 1908
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Zungaropsis is a genus of catfish (order Siluriformes) of the family Pimelodidae. It is a monotypic genus, containing only the single species Zungaropsis multimaculatus , and is considered closely related to Zungaro.[1] In 2003, Zungaropsis was considered as a of the Pimelodidae.[2]
This species is endemic to Brazil where it occurs in the Xingu River.[3]
References[]
- ^ Ferraris, Carl J., Jr. (2007). "Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1418: 1–628. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1418.1.1.
- ^ 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). Neotropical Ichthyology. 4 (2): 147–156. doi:10.1590/s1679-62252006000200002.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2012). "Zungaropsis multimaculatus" in FishBase. February 2012 version.
Categories:
- Pimelodidae
- Monotypic fish genera
- Catfish of South America
- Freshwater fish of Brazil
- Endemic fauna of Brazil
- Fish described in 1908
- Taxa named by Franz Steindachner
- Siluriformes stubs