''Tympanopleura'' 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 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
There are currently 6 recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Tympanopleura atronasus''
( C. H. Eigenmann & R. S. Eigenmann, 1888) [
* '' Tympanopleura brevis'' ( Steindacnher, 1881) ][
* '' Tympanopleura cryptica'' S. J. Walsh, F. R. V. Ribeiro & Rapp Py-Daniel, 2015 ][
* '' Tympanopleura piperata'' C. H. Eigenmann, 1912 ][
* '' Tympanopleura rondoni'' ( A. Miranda-Ribeiro, 1914) ][
]
References
Auchenipteridae
Fish of South America
*
Catfish genera
Taxa named by Carl H. Eigenmann
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