Schultzichthys
| Schultzichthys | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Trichomycteridae |
| Subfamily: | Stegophilinae |
| Genus: | Schultzichthys Dahl, 1960[1] |
| Type species | |
| Schultzichthys gracilis Dahl, 1960[1]
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Schultzichthys is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Trichomycteridae, the pencil and parasitic catfishes, and the subfamily Stegophilinae, the parasitic catfishes.[1] These catfishes are found in South America.
Species
Schultzichthyscontains the following valid species:[2]
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.[3] Schultzichthys species grow to between 2.6–3.7 centimetres (1.0–1.5 in) SL.[4][5]
References
- ^ a b c Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Stegophilinae". Catalog of Fishes (genus). California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
- ^ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Pseudostegophilus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
- ^ 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-03-11. Retrieved 2007-07-21.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Schultzichthys bondi". FishBase. July 2007 version.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Schultzichthys gracilis". FishBase. July 2007 version.