Phyllonemus
Appearance
Phyllonemus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Claroteidae |
Subfamily: | Claroteinae |
Genus: | Phyllonemus Boulenger, 1906 |
Type species | |
Phyllonemus typus Boulenger, 1906
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Species | |
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Phyllonemus is a genus of claroteid catfish native to Africa where it is only found in Lake Tanganyika.
Species
This genus currently contains three recognized species:[1]
- Phyllonemus brichardi Risch, 1987
- Phyllonemus filinemus Worthington & Ricardo, 1937
- Phyllonemus typus Boulenger, 1906 (Spatula-barbeled catfish)
References
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Phyllonemus". FishBase. December 2011 version.