Silvinichthys
Silvinichthys is a genus of fish in the family Trichomycteridae endemic to Argentina.
| Silvinichthys | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Trichomycteridae |
| Subfamily: | Trichomycterinae |
| Genus: | Silvinichthys Arratia, 1998 |
| Type species | |
| Trichomycterus mendozensis Arratia, Chang G., Menu-Marque & Rojas M., 1978 | |
Species
There are currently 7 recognized species in this genus:
- Silvinichthys bortayro L. A. Fernández & de Pinna, 2005
- Silvinichthys gualcamayo L. A. Fernández, Sanabria & Quiroga, 2013 [1]
- Silvinichthys huachi L. A. Fernández, Sanabria, Quiroga & Vari, 2014 [2]
- Silvinichthys leoncitensis L. A. Fernández, Dominino, Brancolini & Baigún, 2011 [3]
- Silvinichthys mendozensis (Arratia, Chang G., Menu-Marque & Rojas M., 1978)
- Silvinichthys pachonensis L. A. Fernández & Liotta, 2016 [4]
- Silvinichthys pedernalensis L. A. Fernández, Sanabria & Quiroga, 2017 [5]
References
- Fernández, L., Sanabria, E.A. & Quiroga, L.B. (2013): Silvinichthys gualcamayo, a new species of catfish from the central Andes of Argentina (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 23 (4): 367-373.
- Fernández, L., Sanabria, E.A., Quiroga, L.B. & Vari, R.P. (2014): A new species of Silvinichthys (Siluriformes, Trichomycteridae) lacking pelvic fins from mid-elevation localities of the southern Andes, with comments on the genus. Journal of Fish Biology, 84 (2): 372–382.
- Fernández, L., Dominino, J., Brancolini, F. & Baigún, C. (2011): A new catfish species of the genus Silvinichthys (Teleostei: Trichomycteridae) from Leoncito National Park, Argentina. Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 22 (3): 227-232.
- Fernández, L. & Liotta, J. (2016): Silvinichthys pachonensis, a new catfish from high altitude, with a key to the species of the genus (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 27 (4): 375-383.
- Fernández, L., Sanabria, E.A. & Quiroga, L.B. (2017): Description of Silvinichthys pedernalensis n. sp. (Teleostei, Siluriformes) from the Andean Cordillera of southern South America. Animal Biodiversity and Conservation, 40 (1): 41-47.
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