Sarcoglanidinae
| Sarcoglanidinae | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Trichomycteridae |
| Subfamily: |
Sarcoglanidinae Myers & Weitzman, 1966 |
| Type genus | |
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Sarcoglanis Myers & Weitzman, 1966 |
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| Genera | |
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Ammoglanis |
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Ammoglanis
Malacoglanis
Microcambeva
Sarcoglanis
Stauroglanis
Stenolicmus
The Sarcoglanidinae are a subfamily of catfishes (order Siluriformes) of the family Trichomycteridae. It includes six genera, Ammoglanis, Malacoglanis, Microcambeva, Sarcoglanis, Stauroglanis, and Stenolicmus.
The subfamily Sarcoglanidinae was first established in 1966 for Sarcoglanis simplex and Malacoglanis gelatinosus. A third species of the subfamily, Stauroglanis gouldingi, was described about 25 years later. Descriptions of additional species have followed, though most genera remain monotypic. The relationships of the genus Ammoglanis with other sarcoglanidines are not well-established; however, this genus is currently included within Sarcoglanidinae.
This subfamily has been proposed to have a sister group relationship to Glanapteryginae. Like the members of this subfamily, many glanapterygines are sand-dwelling fish.
All genera except Microcambeva are endemic to the Amazon River; Microcambeva species are known from southeastern Brazil. Despite their scarcity in museum collections, sarcoglanidines possibly occur throughout the entire Amazon and the Orinoco basins.
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