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Ernstichthys is a genus of banjo catfishes that occurs in the Amazon and Orinoco basins.[1]

Ernstichthys
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Siluriformes
Family:
Subfamily:
Hoplomyzontinae
Genus:
Ernstichthys

Fernández-Yépez, 1953
Type species
Ernstichthys anduzei
Fernández-Yépez, 1953

The genus was named in honor of the Chair of Natural Science at the Central University of Venezuela biologist Adolfo (also spelled Adolf) Ernst (1832-1899).[2]


Ernstichthys species are small to medium-sized, armored aspredinids.[1] Members of this genus are distinguished from all other aspredinids by having two sets of paired pre-anal-fin plates and a strongly recurved pectoral spine that is much longer than first branched pectoral-fin ray.[1]


Species


There are currently three described species in this genus:[3]


References


  1. Friel, John Patrick (1994-12-13). "A Phylogenetic Study of the Neotropical Banjo Catfishes (Teleostei: Siluriformes: Aspredinidae)" (PDF). Duke University, Durham, NC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-08-07. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order SILURIFORMES: Families ASPREDINIDAE, DORADIDAE, AUCHENIPTERIDAE, CRANOGLANIDIDAE and ICTALURIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  3. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Ernstichthys in FishBase. December 2011 version.






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