Schultzichthys
| Schultzichthys | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Trichomycteridae |
| Subfamily: | Stegophilinae |
| Genus: | Schultzichthys Dahl, 1960 |
| Type species | |
| Schultzichthys gracilis Dahl, 1960
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Schultzichthys is a genus of pencil catfishes native to South America.
Species
[edit]There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Schultzichthys bondi (Myers, 1942)
- Schultzichthys gracilis Dahl, 1960
S. bondi is from the Amazon and Orinoco River basins, while S. gracilis is from the Guayabero River of the Orinoco River basin in Colombia.[2] Schultzichthys species grow to between 2.6–3.7 centimetres (1.0–1.5 in) SL.[3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Schultzichthys". FishBase. February 2012 version.
- ^ Ferraris, Carl J. Jr. (2007). "Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1418: 1–628. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1418.1.1.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Schultzichthys bondi". FishBase. July 2007 version.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Schultzichthys gracilis". FishBase. July 2007 version.