Spinipterus is a genus of catfishes of the family Auchenipteridae.[1]
| Spinipterus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Auchenipteridae |
| Subfamily: | Auchenipterinae |
| Genus: | Spinipterus Akama & Ferraris, 2011 |
| Type species | |
| Spinipterus acsi | |
Species edit
There are currently two described species in this genus:[1][2]
- Spinipterus acsi Akama & Ferraris, 2011
- Spinipterus moijiri Rocha, Rossoni, Akama & Zuanon, 2019
References edit
- ^ a b Calegari, Bárbara B.; Akama, Alberto; Reis, Roberto E. (2018-08-31). "First record of the driftwood catfish Spinipterus acsi Akama & Ferraris, 2011 (Siluriformes, Auchenipteridae) for Brazil, Juruá River, Amazon basin". Check List. 14 (4): 693–697. doi:10.15560/14.4.693. ISSN 1809-127X.
- ^ Rocha, Marcelo; Rossoni, Felipe; Akama, Alberto; Zuanon, Jansen (2020). "A new species of spiny driftwood catfish Spinipterus (Siluriformes: Auchenipteridae) from the Amazon basin". Journal of Fish Biology. 96 (1): 243–250. doi:10.1111/jfb.14211. ISSN 1095-8649. PMID 31755109.
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