Biology:Diplomystes

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Diplomystes
Diplomystes nahuelbutaensis head 02.png
Diplomystes nahuelbutaensis
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Diplomystidae
Genus: Diplomystes
Bleeker, 1858
Type species
Arius papillosus
Valenciennes, 1840
Synonyms
  • Diplomyste
    Duméril, 1856
  • Diplomystax
    Günther, 1864

Diplomystes is a genus of velvet catfishes, a primitive family of catfishes (order Siluriformes) endemic to Chile .

Species

There are currently three recognized species in this genus:[1]

See also

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2020). Species of Diplomystes in FishBase. December 2020 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q1548051 entry