Catathyridium

Updated on Apr 25, 2026

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Kingdom Animalia Class Actinopterygii Family Achiridae		Phylum Chordata Order Pleuronectiformes Rank Genus

Similar Hypoclinemus mentalis, American sole, Gymnachirus, Trinectes, Achirus

Catathyridium jenyensi feeding 2

Catathyridium is a genus of mainly freshwater American soles native to South America.

The currently recognized species in this genus are:

Catathyridium garmani (D. S. Jordan, 1889)

Catathyridium grandirivi (Chabanaud, 1928)

Catathyridium jenynsii (Günther, 1862)

Catathyridium lorentzii (Weyenbergh (de), 1877)

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