Zungaropsis
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| Genus: | Zungaropsis Steindachner, 1908
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| Species: | Z. multimaculatus
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Zungaropsis multimaculatus is a species of catfish (order Siluriformes) of the family Pimelodidae. It is the only species in the monotypic genus Zungaropsis, a genus considered to be closely related to Zungaro.[1] In 2003, Zungaropsis was considered as a genus inquirendum of the Pimelodidae.[2]
This species is endemic to Brazil where it occurs in the Xingu River.[3]
References
- ^ Ferraris, Carl J., Jr. (2007). "Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1418: 1–628.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Ortega-Lara, Armando; Lehmann A., Pablo (2006). "Cruciglanis, a new genus of Pseudopimelodid catfish (Ostariophysi: Siluriformes) with description of a new species from the Colombian Pacific coast" (PDF). 4 (2): 147–156. doi:10.1590/s1679-62252006000200002.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Zungaropsis multimaculatus". FishBase. February 2012 version.
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