Centromochlus

Centromochlus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Auchenipteridae
Subfamily: Centromochlinae
Genus: Centromochlus
Kner, 1858
Type species
Centromochlus megalops
Kner, 1858

Centromochlus is a genus of driftwood catfishes native to South America. This genus contains 4 subgenera: Balroglanis, Duringlanis, Ferrarissoaresia and Sauronglanis.[1]

Species

There are currently 16 recognized species in this genus:

References

  1. Grant, S. (2015): Four new subgenera of Centromochlus Kner, 1858 with comments on the boundaries of some related genera (Siluriformes: Auchenipteridae: Centromochlinae). Ichthyofile, 3: 1-16.
  2. 1 2 Sarmento-Soares, L.M. & Birindelli, J.L.O. (2015). "A new species of the catfish genus Centromochlus (Siluriformes: Auchenipteridae: Centromochlinae) from the upper rio Paraná basin, Brazil" (PDF). Neotropical Ichthyology,. 13 (1): 77–86.
  3. Birindelli, J.L.O., Sarmento-Soares, L.M. & Lima, F.C.T. (2015): A new species of Centromochlus (Siluriformes, Auchenipteridae, Centromochlinae) from the middle Rio Tocantins basin, Brazil. Journal of Fish Biology, 87 (4): 860-875.
  4. Sarmento-Soares, L.M., Cabeceira, F.G., Carvalho, L.N., Zuanon, J. & Akama, A. (2013): Centromochlus meridionalis, a new catfish species from the southern Amazonian limits, Mato Grosso State, Brazil (Siluriformes: Auchenipteridae). Archived December 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine. Neotropical Ichthyology, 11 (4): 797-808.
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