Xyliphius is a genus of banjo catfishes from South America.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Aspredinidae |
| Subfamily: | Aspredininae |
| Genus: | Xyliphius C. H. Eigenmann, 1912 |
| Type species | |
| Xyliphius magdalenae C. H. Eigenmann, 1912
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This genus appears to be widespread in the Magdalena, Orinoco, Amazon, and Paraguay-Paraná River systems where they are most common in deeper waters.[1]
Xyliphius includes moderately sized aspredinids, ranging from 8.8–14.7 centimetres (3.5–5.8 in) SL.[1] Species of this genus are distinguished from all other aspredinids by having highly reduced eyes, toothless premaxillae, a row of fleshy papillae projecting anteriorly off the lower lip, flattened unculi and unculiferous tubercles flattened. These species also have the openings of the anterior nares with papillae and no dark saddles on the body.[1]
Species edit
There are currently seven described species in this genus:[2]
- Xyliphius anachoretes C. A. A. de Figueiredo & Britto, 2010
- Xyliphius barbatus Alonso de Arámburu & Arámburu, 1962
- Xyliphius kryptos Taphorn & Lilyestrom, 1983
- Xyliphius lepturus Orcés-V. (es), 1962
- Xyliphius lombarderoi F. J. J. Risso & E. N. P. de Risso, 1964
- Xyliphius magdalenae C. H. Eigenmann, 1912
- Xyliphius melanopterus Orcés-V. (es), 1962
References edit
- ^ a b c Friel, John Patrick (1994-12-13). "A Phylogenetic Study of the Neotropical Banjo Catfishes (Teleostei: Siluriformes: Aspredinidae)" (PDF). Duke University, Durham, NC. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 28, 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-07.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Xyliphius in FishBase. December 2011 version.
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