Platysilurus
| Platysilurus | |
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| Platysilurus mucosus | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Pimelodidae |
| Genus: | Platysilurus Haseman, 1911 |
Platysilurus is a genus of long-whiskered catfishes native to South America.
Taxonomy
[edit | edit source]Platysilurus is classified under the "Calophysus-Pimelodus clade". Within this clade, it is considered a part of the "Pimelodus-group" of Pimelodids, which also includes Pimelodus, Exallodontus, Duopalatinus, Cheirocerus, Iheringichthys, Bergiaria, Bagropsis, Parapimelodus, Platystomatichthys, and Propimelodus.[1]
Species
[edit | edit source]There are currently three recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Platysilurus malarmo Schultz, 1944
- Platysilurus mucosus (Vaillant, 1880)
- Platysilurus olallae (Orcés-V. (es), 1977)
Distribution
[edit | edit source]P. malarmo is distributed in the Lake Maracaibo basin. P. mucosus inhabits the Amazon and Orinoco River basins. P. olallae is found in Ecuador.[3]
Description
[edit | edit source]P. malarmo reaches 70 centimetres (28 in) SL.[4] P. mucosus grows to a length of at least 20 cm (7.9 in) SL.[5]
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