Kingdom Animalia Order Siluriformes Subfamily Hoplomyzontinae Higher classification Aspredinidae | Phylum Chordata Family Aspredinidae Scientific name Ernstichthys Rank Genus | |
Lower classifications Ernstichthys megistus, Ernstichthys intonsus, Ernstichthys anduzei | ||
Ernstichthys is a genus of banjo catfishes that occurs in the Amazon and Orinoco basins.
Ernstichthys species are small to medium-sized, armored aspredinids. 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.
Species
There are currently three described species in this genus:
References
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