Scleromystax salmacis

Scleromystax salmacis
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Callichthyidae
Genus: Scleromystax
Species:
S. salmacis
Binomial name
Scleromystax salmacis
Britto & R. E. dos Reis, 2005

Scleromystax salmacis is a species of catfish of the family Callichthyidae.[1][2][3] S. salmacis has the southernmost distribution of its genus. It is known from the Mampituba River and Araranguá River basins in southern Santa Catarina State of Brazil, and the Ratones River, a small coastal river drainage in Florianópolis.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio). (2022). "Scleromystax salmacis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T186446A1813182. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T186446A1813182.pt. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Scleromystax salmacis". FishBase. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
  3. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Scleromystax salmacis Britto & Reis 2005". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
  4. ^ Britto, Marcelo R.; Reis, Roberto E. (2005). "A new Scleromystax species (Siluriformes: Callichthyidae) from coastal rivers of Southern Brazil" (PDF). Neotropical Ichthyology. 3 (4): 481–488. doi:10.1590/S1679-62252005000400005.