Acentronichthys
| Acentronichthys | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Heptapteridae |
| Genus: | Acentronichthys C. H. Eigenmann & R. S. Eigenmann, 1889 |
| Species: | A. leptos |
| Binomial name | |
| Acentronichthys leptos C. H. Eigenmann & R. S. Eigenmann, 1889 | |
Acentronichthys leptos is the only species of catfish (order Siluriformes) in the genus Acentronichthys of the family Heptapteridae. This species occurs in coastal streams in Brazil from Rio de Janeiro to Santa Catarina State, in São Mateus, Espírito Santo State and on Leopoldina, Minas Gerais. This species grows to 9.1 cm (3.6 in) in SL.
References
- ↑ Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio) (2022). "Acentronichthys leptos". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2022 e.T167805A134656137. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T167805A134656137.pt. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
- 1 2 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-03-11. Retrieved 2007-08-10.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Acentronichthys leptos". FishBase. December 2011 version.
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