''Pseudauchenipterus'' is a genus of
driftwood catfish that occur in
tropical
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the Southern Hemisphere at S. The tropics are also referred to ...
South America
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.
Species
There are currently four described species in this genus:
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Pseudauchenipterus affinis
''Pseudauchenipterus'' is a genus of driftwood catfish that occur in tropical South America.
Species
There are currently four described species in this genus:
* '' Pseudauchenipterus affinis'' (Steindachner, 1877)
* '' Pseudauchenipterus flaves ...
''
(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 ...
, 1877)
* ''
Pseudauchenipterus flavescens
''Pseudauchenipterus'' is a genus of driftwood catfish that occur in tropical South America.
Species
There are currently four described species in this genus:
* ''Pseudauchenipterus affinis'' (Steindachner, 1877)
* '' Pseudauchenipterus flavesc ...
''
( C. H. Eigenmann & R. S. Eigenmann, 1888)
* ''
Pseudauchenipterus jequitinhonhae
''Pseudauchenipterus'' is a genus of driftwood catfish that occur in tropical South America.
Species
There are currently four described species in this genus:
* ''Pseudauchenipterus affinis'' (Steindachner, 1877)
* ''Pseudauchenipterus flavesce ...
''
(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 ...
, 1877)
* ''
Pseudauchenipterus nodosus
''Pseudauchenipterus'' is a genus of driftwood catfish that occur in tropical South America.
Species
There are currently four described species in this genus:
* '' Pseudauchenipterus affinis'' (Steindachner, 1877)
* '' Pseudauchenipterus flaves ...
''
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, 1794) (Cocosoda catfish)
References
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Auchenipteridae
Catfish genera
Taxa named by Pieter Bleeker
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