Pseudauchenipterus
Pseudauchenipterus is a genus of driftwood catfish that occur in tropical South America.
| Pseudauchenipterus | |
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| Pseudauchenipterus nodosus above | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Auchenipteridae |
| Subfamily: | Auchenipterinae |
| Genus: | Pseudauchenipterus Bleeker, 1862 |
| Type species | |
| Silurus nodosus Bloch, 1794 | |
Species
There are currently four described species in this genus:
- Pseudauchenipterus affinis (Steindachner, 1877)
- Pseudauchenipterus flavescens (C. H. Eigenmann & R. S. Eigenmann, 1888)
- Pseudauchenipterus jequitinhonhae (Steindachner, 1877)
- Pseudauchenipterus nodosus (Bloch, 1794) (Cocosoda catfish)
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Pseudauchenipterus in FishBase. December 2011 version.
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