Zungaropsis
Zungaropsis is a genus of catfish (order Siluriformes) of the family Pimelodidae. It is a monotypic genus, containing only the single species Zungaropsis multimaculatus , and is considered closely related to Zungaro.[1] In 2003, Zungaropsis was considered as a genus inquirendum of the Pimelodidae.[2]
| Zungaropsis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Pimelodidae |
| Genus: | Zungaropsis Steindachner, 1908 |
| Species: | Z. multimaculatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Zungaropsis multimaculatus Steindachner, 1908 | |
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. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1418.1.1.
- 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). Neotropical Ichthyology. 4 (2): 147–156. doi:10.1590/s1679-62252006000200002.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2012). "Zungaropsis multimaculatus" in FishBase. February 2012 version.
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