Brachyglanis
Brachyglanis is a genus of Three-barbeled catfishes native to South America.
| Brachyglanis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Heptapteridae |
| Genus: | Brachyglanis C. H. Eigenmann, 1912 |
| Type species | |
| Brachyglanis frenata C. H. Eigenmann, 1912 | |
| Species | |
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Species
There are currently six recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Brachyglanis frenatus C. H. Eigenmann, 1912
- Brachyglanis magoi Fernández-Yépez, 1967
- Brachyglanis melas C. H. Eigenmann, 1912
- Brachyglanis microphthalmus Bizerril, 1991
- Brachyglanis nocturnus G. S. Myers, 1928
- Brachyglanis phalacra C. H. Eigenmann, 1912
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Brachyglanis in FishBase. December 2011 version.
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