Sarcoglanis simplex | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Trichomycteridae |
Subfamily: | Sarcoglanidinae |
Genus: |
Sarcoglanis Myers & Weitzman, 1966 |
Species: | S. simplex |
Binomial name | |
Sarcoglanis simplex Myers & Weitzman, 1966 |
Sarcoglanis simplex is a species of catfish (order Siluriformes) of the family Trichomycteridae, and the only species of the genus Sarcoglanis. This fish originates from the upper Rio Negro basin of Brazil.Stauroglanis is the sister group to a monophyletic group formed by Malacoglanis and Sarcoglanis.