Chasmocranus

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Kingdom Animalia Order Siluriformes Scientific name Chasmocranus Rank Genus		Phylum Chordata Family Heptapteridae Higher classification Heptapteridae
Similar Heptapteridae, Catfish, Cetopsorhamdia, Imparfinis, Brachyrhamdia

Chasmocranus is a genus of three-barbeled catfishes native to South America.

Species

There are currently 10 recognized species in this genus:

Chasmocranus brachynemus A. L. Gomes & Schubart, 1958

Chasmocranus brevior C. H. Eigenmann, 1912

Chasmocranus chimantanus Inger, 1956

Chasmocranus longior C. H. Eigenmann, 1912

Chasmocranus lopezi P. Miranda-Ribeiro, 1968

Chasmocranus peruanus C. H. Eigenmann & N. E. Pearson, 1942

Chasmocranus quadrizonatus N. E. Pearson, 1937

Chasmocranus rosae C. H. Eigenmann, 1922

Chasmocranus surinamensis (Bleeker, 1862)

Chasmocranus truncatorostris Borodin, 1927

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