Zungaro is a genus of long-whiskered catfishes native to South America, with two recognized species as of 2018:[3][4]

Zungaro
Zungaro zungaro
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Pimelodidae
Genus: Zungaro
Bleeker, 1858[1][2][3]
Type species
Zungaro humboldtii[3]
Bleeker, 1858
Synonyms[3]
  • Paulicea Ihering, 1898

References edit

  1. ^ Bleeker, P. (1858). Siluri. Ichthyologiae Archipelagi Indici Prodromus. Batavia: Lange. p. 196. hdl:2027/mdp.39015034372956.
  2. ^ Bleeker, P. (2009). "A precursor of the fishes of the Indian Archipelago. Part 1: Siluri". Zoologische Mededelingen. 83. Translated by Oijen, M.J.P. van; Loots, G.M.P.; Limburg, F.J.G.: 173. ISSN 0024-0672.
  3. ^ a b c d Ferraris, Carl J. Jr. (2007). Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types (PDF). Zootaxa. Vol. 1418. Auckland: Magnolia Press. p. 344. ISBN 978-1-86977-058-7.
  4. ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). Species of Zungaro in FishBase. April 2018 version.