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Galeichthys

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Scientific name
  
Galeichthys

Higher classification
  
Ariidae

Order
  
Catfish

Family
  
Ariidae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Genus

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Subfamily
  
Galeichthyinae Acero P & Betancur-R., 2007

Lower classifications
  
Galeichthys feliceps, Galeichthys peruvianus, Galeichthys ater

Galeichthys is a genus of sea catfishes (order Siluriformes). The only genus in the subfamily Galeichthyinae, this genus includes four species.

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Etymology

Galeichthys: Greek, galeos = a shark + Greek, ichthys = fish

Species

  • Galeichthys ater Castelnau, 1861 (Black sea catfish)
  • Galeichthys feliceps Valenciennes, 1840 (White barbel)
  • Galeichthys peruvianus Lütken, 1874 (Peruvian sea catfish)
  • Galeichthys trowi Kulongowski, 2010

    • Distribution

    Galeichthys species are predominantly marine species distributed in Southern Africa and northwestern South America.

    Description

    These fish have three pairs of barbels: a pair of fleshy and cylindrical maxillary barbels and two pairs of mental barbels. The base of the adipose fin is as long as the base of the anal fin.

    References

    Galeichthys Wikipedia
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