''Glanidium'' 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 ...
of
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 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 ...
.
Species
There are currently 7 recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Glanidium albescens''
Lütken, 1874
* ''
Glanidium botocudo''
Sarmento-Soares & Martins-Pinheiro, 2013 [Sarmento-Soares, L.M. & Martins-Pinheiro, R.F. (2013)]
''Glanidium botocudo'', a new species from the rio Doce and rio Mucuri, Minas Gerais, Brazil (Siluriformes: Auchenipteridae) with comments on taxonomic position of ''Glanidium bockmanni'' Sarmento-Soares & Buckup.
''Neotropical Ichthyology, 11 (2): 265-274.''
* ''
Glanidium catharinensis''
P. Miranda-Ribeiro, 1962
* ''
Glanidium cesarpintoi''
R. Ihering ( pt), 1928
* ''
Glanidium leopardum''
( Hoedeman, 1961)
* ''
Glanidium melanopterum''
A. Miranda-Ribeiro, 1918
* ''
Glanidium ribeiroi''
Haseman, 1911
References
Auchenipteridae
Fish of South America
Catfish genera
Taxa named by Christian Frederik Lütken
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