''Ageneiosus'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

driftwood catfish The driftwood catfishes are catfishes of the family Auchenipteridae. The two genera of the former family Ageneiosidae have been placed here, resulting in a grouping of about 125 species in about 22 genera. These fish are found in rivers from Pan ...

es found mostly in

South America South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere at the northern tip of the continent. It can also be described as the southe ...

with one species extending into

Central America Central America ( es, América Central or ) is a subregion of the Americas. Its boundaries are defined as bordering the United States to the north, Colombia to the south, the Caribbean Sea to the east, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. ...

Species

Thirteen species in this genus are recognized: * ''

Ageneiosus akamai ''Ageneiosus'' is a genus of driftwood catfishes found mostly in South America with one species extending into Central America. Species Thirteen species in this genus are recognized: * ''Ageneiosus akamai'' Ribeiro, Rapp Py-Daniel & Walsh, 2017 ...

'' Ribeiro, Rapp Py-Daniel & Walsh, 2017 * ''

Ageneiosus apiaka ''Ageneiosus'' is a genus of driftwood catfishes found mostly in South America with one species extending into Central America. Species Thirteen species in this genus are recognized: * ''Ageneiosus akamai'' Ribeiro, Rapp Py-Daniel & Walsh, 2017 ...

'' Ribeiro, Rapp Py-Daniel & Walsh, 2017 * ''

Ageneiosus dentatus ''Ageneiosus'' is a genus of driftwood catfishes found mostly in South America with one species extending into Central America. Species Thirteen species in this genus are recognized: * ''Ageneiosus akamai'' Ribeiro, Rapp Py-Daniel & Walsh, 2017 ...

'' Kner, 1857 * ''

Ageneiosus inermis ''Ageneiosus inermis'' is a species of driftwood catfish of the family Auchenipteridae. It can be found throughout South America, from Colombia and Venezuela to Uruguay and northern Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Repub ...

'' (

Linnaeus Carl Linnaeus (; 23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after his ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné Blunt (2004), p. 171. (), was a Swedish botanist, zoologist, taxonomist, and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, the ...

, 1766) (''manduba'') * ''

Ageneiosus intrusus ''Ageneiosus'' is a genus of driftwood catfishes found mostly in South America with one species extending into Central America. Species Thirteen species in this genus are recognized: * ''Ageneiosus akamai'' Ribeiro, Rapp Py-Daniel & Walsh, 201 ...

'' Ribeiro, Rapp Py-Daniel & Walsh, 2017 * ''

Ageneiosus lineatus ''Ageneiosus'' is a genus of driftwood catfishes found mostly in South America with one species extending into Central America. Species Thirteen species in this genus are recognized: * ''Ageneiosus akamai'' Ribeiro, Rapp Py-Daniel & Walsh, 201 ...

'' Ribeiro, Rapp Py-Daniel & Walsh, 2017 * '' Ageneiosus magoi'' Castillo G. & Brull G., 1989 * ''

Ageneiosus militaris ''Ageneiosus militaris'' is a species of driftwood catfish of the family Auchenipteridae. It can be found in the La Plata River basin in South America South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the ...

Valenciennes Valenciennes (, also , , ; nl, label=also Dutch, Valencijn; pcd, Valincyinnes or ; la, Valentianae) is a commune in the Nord department, Hauts-de-France, France. It lies on the Scheldt () river. Although the city and region experienced a s ...

, 1836 * ''

Ageneiosus pardalis ''Ageneiosus pardalis'' is a species of driftwood catfish of the family Auchenipteridae. It can be found in the Maracaibo Lake Lake Maracaibo ( Spanish: Lago de Maracaibo; Anu: Coquivacoa) is a lagoon in northwestern Venezuela, the largest lak ...

'' Lütken, 1874 * ''

Ageneiosus polystictus ''Ageneiosus polystictus'' is a species of driftwood catfish of the family Auchenipteridae. It can be found on the Amazon basin The Amazon basin is the part of South America drained by the Amazon River and its tributaries. The Amazon dr ...

Steindachner Franz Steindachner (11 November 1834 in Vienna – 10 December 1919 in Vienna) was an Austrian zoologist, ichthyologist, and herpetologist. He published over 200 papers on fishes and over 50 papers on reptiles and amphibians. Steindachner describ ...

, 1915 * ''

Ageneiosus ucayalensis ''Ageneiosus ucayalensis'' is a species of driftwood catfish of the family Auchenipteridae. It can be found in South America South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with ...

'' Castelnau, 1855 * ''

Ageneiosus uranophthalmus ''Ageneiosus uranophthalmus'' is a species of driftwood catfish of the family Auchenipteridae. It can be found on the Amazon basin The Amazon basin is the part of South America drained by the Amazon River and its tributaries. The Amazon ...

'' Ribeiro & Rapp Py-Daniel, 2010 * ''

Ageneiosus vittatus ''Ageneiosus vittatus'' is a species of driftwood catfish of the family Auchenipteridae. It can be found in the Amazon basin and the Orinoco River The Orinoco () is one of the longest rivers in South America at . Its drainage basin, sometim ...

'' Steindachner, 1908

References

Auchenipteridae Fish of South America Catfish genera Taxa named by Bernard Germain de Lacépède {{catfish-stub