Spinipterus

Spinipterus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Auchenipteridae
Subfamily: Auchenipterinae
Genus: Spinipterus
Akama & Ferraris, 2011
Type species
Spinipterus acsi
Akama & Ferraris, 2011

Spinipterus is a genus of catfishes of the family Auchenipteridae.

Species

There are currently two described species in this genus:

References

  1. 1 2 Calegari, Bárbara B.; Akama, Alberto; Reis, Roberto E. (2018-08-31). "First record of the driftwood catfish Spinipterus acsi Akama & Ferraris, 2011 (Siluriformes, Auchenipteridae) for Brazil, Juruá River, Amazon basin". Check List. 14 (4): 693–697. doi:10.15560/14.4.693. hdl:10923/13428. ISSN 1809-127X.
  2. ↑ Rocha, Marcelo; Rossoni, Felipe; Akama, Alberto; Zuanon, Jansen (2020). "A new species of spiny driftwood catfish Spinipterus (Siluriformes: Auchenipteridae) from the Amazon basin". Journal of Fish Biology. 96 (1): 243–250. doi:10.1111/jfb.14211. ISSN 1095-8649. PMID 31755109.