Trachycorystes
Trachycorystes is a genus of driftwood catfishes found in tropical South America.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Auchenipteridae |
| Subfamily: | Auchenipterinae |
| Genus: | Trachycorystes Bleeker, 1858 |
| Type species | |
| Auchenipterus trachycorystes Valenciennes, 1840 | |
Species
There are currently four described species in this genus:[1]
- Trachycorystes cratensis A. Miranda-Ribeiro, 1937
- Trachycorystes menezesi Britski & Akama, 2011
- Trachycorystes porosus C. H. Eigenmann & R. S. Eigenmann, 1888
- Trachycorystes trachycorystes (Valenciennes, 1840) (Black catfish)
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Trachycorystes in FishBase. December 2011 version.
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