Batrochoglanis
| Batrochoglanis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Pseudopimelodidae |
| Genus: |
Batrochoglanis Gill, 1858 |
Batrochoglanis is a small genus of catfishes (order Siluriformes) of the family Pseudopimelodidae.
There are currently five recognized species in this genus:
Batrochoglanis species are known and distributed throughout the Amazon basin, rivers of the Ecuadorian and Colombian Pacific coast, the northern region of South America, and the Paraguay River basin.B. acanthochiroides is distributed in the Catatumbo River basin of the Maracaibo basin.B. melanurus is only known from its type locality in the Paraguay River basin of Brazil.B. raninus is found in the Amazon River basin, Guyana, and French Guiana.B. transmontanus originates from Baudó, San Juan, Patía and Durango river basins.B. villosus is found in the Demerara River of the Essequibo basin, Orinoco, and Amazon River basins.
Species of this genus have rounded, wider than deep bodies; large heads, rounded in dorsal view; pelvic fins originating at vertical line through the end of the dorsal fin; short caudal peduncles, with caudal fin procurrent rays close to adipose and anal fins; emarginated caudal fins, with rounded lobes, or completely rounded; incomplete lateral lines, sometimes surpassing the adipose-fin end, but never reaching the caudal fin.
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