Tympanopleura

Updated on Dec 31, 2024

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Kingdom Animalia Class Actinopterygii Family Auchenipteridae Rank Genus		Phylum Chordata Order Siluriformes Subfamily Auchenipterinae
Similar Entomocorus, Trachycorystes, Auchenipterus, Auchenipterichthys, Ageneiosus

Tympanopleura is a genus of driftwood catfishes found mostly in South America with one species extending into Central America.

Species

There are currently 6 recognized species in this genus:

Tympanopleura atronasus (C. H. Eigenmann & R. S. Eigenmann, 1888)

Tympanopleura brevis (Steindacnher, 1881)

Tympanopleura cryptica S. J. Walsh, F. R. V. Ribeiro & Rapp Py-Daniel, 2015

Tympanopleura longipinna S. J. Walsh, F. R. V. Ribeiro & Rapp Py-Daniel, 2015

Tympanopleura piperata C. H. Eigenmann, 1912

Tympanopleura rondoni (A. Miranda-Ribeiro, 1914)

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