Schultzichthys

Schultzichthys
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Trichomycteridae
Subfamily: Stegophilinae
Genus:
Dahl, 1960
Type species
Schultzichthys gracilis
Dahl, 1960

Schultzichthys is a genus of pencil catfishes native to South America.

Species

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

  • Schultzichthys bondi (Myers, 1942)
  • Schultzichthys gracilis Dahl, 1960

S. bondi is from the Amazon and Orinoco River basins, while S. gracilis is from the Guayabero River of the Orinoco River basin in Colombia.[2] Schultzichthys species grow to between 2.6–3.7 centimetres (1.0–1.5 in) SL.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Schultzichthys". FishBase. February 2012 version.
  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.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Schultzichthys bondi". FishBase. July 2007 version.
  4. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Schultzichthys gracilis". FishBase. July 2007 version.


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