Entomocorus melaphareus

Entomocorus melaphareus
Conservation status
	Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Auchenipteridae
Subfamily:	Auchenipterinae
Tribe:	Auchenipterini
Genus:	Entomocorus
Species:	E. melaphareus
Binomial name
	Entomocorus melaphareus; Akama & Ferraris, 2003

Entomocorus melaphareus is a species of driftwood catfish endemic to Brazil where it is found in the Amazon River. It grows to a length of 5.9 cm and can be distinguished from its congeners by an inconspicuous patch exists on the dorsal lobe of the caudal fin.^[1] It also has pigmented pectoral and pelvic fins, while these fins in the other three species are unpigmented.

References

Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Entomocorus melaphareus". FishBase. December 2011 version.

^ Reis, Roberto E.; Borges, Thiago A. K. (2006). Armbruster, J. W. (ed.). "The South American Catfish Genus Entomocorus (Ostariophysi: Siluriformes: Auchenipteridae), with the Description of a New Species from the Paraguay River Basin". Copeia. 2006 (3): 412–422. doi:10.1643/0045-8511(2006)2006[412:TSACGE]2.0.CO;2.

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[Reis-1] Reis, Roberto E.; Borges, Thiago A. K. (2006). Armbruster, J. W. (ed.). "The South American Catfish Genus Entomocorus (Ostariophysi: Siluriformes: Auchenipteridae), with the Description of a New Species from the Paraguay River Basin". Copeia. 2006 (3): 412–422. doi:10.1643/0045-8511(2006)2006[412:TSACGE]2.0.CO;2.

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