Trachelyopterichthys is a genus of driftwood catfishes found in tropical South America.
Trachelyopterichthys | |
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Trachelyopterichthys taeniatus | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Auchenipteridae |
Subfamily: | Auchenipterinae |
Genus: | Trachelyopterichthys Bleeker, 1862 |
Type species | |
Trachelyopterus taeniatus Kner, 1857
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Species
editThere are currently two described species in this genus:[1]
- Trachelyopterichthys anduzei Ferraris & Fernández, 1987
- Trachelyopterichthys taeniatus (Kner, 1858) (Striped woodcat)
References
edit- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Trachelyopterichthys in FishBase. December 2011 version.