Imparfinis

Imparfinis
Imparfinis hollandi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Heptapteridae
Genus: Imparfinis
C. H. Eigenmann & A. A. Norris, 1900
Type species
Imparfinis piperatus
Eigenmann & Norris, 1900

Imparfinis is a genus of three-barbeled catfishes native to South America, with a single species (I. lineatus) in Central America.

Species

There are currently 23 recognized species in this genus:[1]

  • Imparfinis arceae Silva, Sabaj Pérez, Carvalho & Oliveira, 2025
  • Imparfinis cochabambae (Fowler, 1940)
  • Imparfinis guttatus (N. E. Pearson, 1924)
  • Imparfinis hasemani Steindachner, 1915
  • Imparfinis lepturus Silva, Reia, Morimoto, Benine & Oliveira, 2023
  • Imparfinis lineatus (W. A. Bussing, 1970)
  • Imparfinis longicauda (Boulenger, 1887)
  • Imparfinis microps C. H. Eigenmann & Fisher, 1916
  • Imparfinis minutus (Lütken, 1874)
  • Imparfinis mirini Haseman, 1911
  • Imparfinis mishky Almirón, Casciotta, Bechara, Ruiz Díaz, Bruno, D'Ambrosio, Solimano & Soneiro, 2007
  • Imparfinis munduruku Castro & Wosiacki, 2019[2]
  • Imparfinis nemacheir (C. H. Eigenmann & Fisher, 1916)
  • Imparfinis pijpersi (Hoedeman, 1961)
  • Imparfinis piperatus C. H. Eigenmann & A. A. Norris, 1900
  • Imparfinis pristos Mees & Cala, 1989
  • Imparfinis pseudonemacheir Mees & Cala, 1989
  • Imparfinis robustus Cortés-Hernández, López-Castaño, Milani & DoNascimiento, 2023
  • Imparfinis schubarti (A. L. Gomes, 1956)
  • Imparfinis spurrellii (Regan, 1913)
  • Imparfinis stictonotus (Fowler, 1940)
  • Imparfinis timana Ortega-Lara, Milani, DoNascimiento, Villa-Navarro & Maldenado-Ocampo, 2011[3]
  • Imparfinis usmai Ortega-Lara, Milani, DoNascimiento, Villa-Navarro & Maldenado-Ocampo, 2011[3]

References

  1. ^ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Imparfinis". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 3 November 2025.
  2. ^ Castro, Íthalo Da Silva; Wosiacki, Wolmar Benjamin (2019-12-02). "A new species of Imparfinis Eigenmann & Norris, 1900 (Siluriformes: Heptapteridae) from the Tapajós basin, Brazil". Zootaxa. 4701 (5): 461–472. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4701.5.6. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 32229929. S2CID 213116063.
  3. ^ a b Ortega-Lara, A.; Milani, N.; DoNascimiento, C.; Villa-Navarro, F.; Maldonado-Ocampo, J.M. (2011). "Two new trans-Andean species of Imparfinis Eigenmann & Norris, 1900 (Siluriformes: Heptapteridae) from Colombia". Neotropical Ichthyology. 9 (4): 777–793. doi:10.1590/S1679-62252011000400009.