Chasmocranus
| Chasmocranus | |
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| Chasmocranus longior top | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Heptapteridae |
| Genus: | Chasmocranus C. H. Eigenmann, 1912 |
| Type species | |
| Chasmocranus longior Eigenmann, 1912 | |
| Species | |
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Chasmocranus is a genus of three-barbeled catfishes native to South America.
Species
[edit]There are currently 10 recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Chasmocranus brachynema A. L. Gomes & Schubart, 1958
- Chasmocranus brevior C. H. Eigenmann, 1912
- Chasmocranus chimantanus Inger, 1956
- Chasmocranus longior C. H. Eigenmann, 1912
- Chasmocranus lopezi P. Miranda-Ribeiro, 1968
- Chasmocranus peruanus C. H. Eigenmann & N. E. Pearson, 1942
- Chasmocranus quadrizonatus N. E. Pearson, 1937
- Chasmocranus rosae C. H. Eigenmann, 1922
- Chasmocranus surinamensis (Bleeker, 1862)
- Chasmocranus truncatorostris Borodin, 1927
References
[edit]- ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Chasmocranus". FishBase. December 2011 version.
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