Centromochlus

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Centromochlus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Auchenipteridae
Subfamily: Centromochlinae
Genus: Centromochlus
Kner, 1858
Type species
Centromochlus megalops
Kner, 1858

Centromochlus is a genus of fish in the family Auchenipteridae native to South America.

Species[edit]

There are currently 17 recognized species in this genus:

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Sarmento-Soares, L.M. & Birindelli, J.L.O. (2015): A new species of the catfish genus Centromochlus (Siluriformes: Auchenipteridae: Centromochlinae) from the upper rio Paraná basin, Brazil. Neotropical Ichthyology, 13 (1): 77-86.
  2. ^ Birindelli, J.L.O., Sarmento-Soares, L.M. & Lima, F.C.T. (2015): A new species of Centromochlus (Siluriformes, Auchenipteridae, Centromochlinae) from the middle Rio Tocantins basin, Brazil. Journal of Fish Biology, 87 (4): 860–875.
  3. ^ Sarmento-Soares, L.M., Cabeceira, F.G., Carvalho, L.N., Zuanon, J. & Akama, A. (2013): Centromochlus meridionalis, a new catfish species from the southern Amazonian limits, Mato Grosso State, Brazil (Siluriformes: Auchenipteridae). Neotropical Ichthyology, 11 (4): 797-808.
  4. ^ Sarmento-Soares, L.M., Lazzarotto, H., Rapp Py-Daniel, L. & Leitão, R.P. (2016): A new Centromochlus Kner, 1858 (Siluriformes: Auchenipteridae: Centromochlinae) from the transition between Amazon floodplain and Guiana shield, Brazil. Neotropical Ichthyology, 14 (4): e160030.