Apomatoceros is a genus of catfish (order Siluriformes) of the family Trichomycteridae, its sole representative species being Apomatoceros alleni.[1] This fish grows to about 14.6 centimetres (5.7 in) SL and originates from the Amazon River.[2] The specific name honours the collector of the type, zoologist William Ray Allen (1885-1955) of Indiana University.[3]
| Apomatoceros | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Trichomycteridae |
| Subfamily: | Stegophilinae |
| Genus: | Apomatoceros Eigenmann, 1922 |
| Species: | A. alleni |
| Binomial name | |
| Apomatoceros alleni Eigenmann, 1922 | |
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