Transancistrus
Transancistrus is a genus of suckermouth armored catfishes native to South America.[1]
| Transancistrus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Tribe: | Ancistrini |
| Genus: | Transancistrus Lujan, Meza-Vargas & Barriga-S., 2015 [1] |
| Type species | |
| Cordylancistrus santarosensis Tan & Armbruster, 2012 | |
Species
There are currently 2 recognized species in this genus:
- Transancistrus aequinoctialis (Pellegrin, 1909) [1]
- Transancistrus santarosensis (M. Tan & Armbruster, 2012) [1]
References
- Lujan, N.K., Meza-Vargas, V. & Barriga-Salazar, R. (2015): Two New Chaetostoma Group (Loricariidae: Hypostominae) Sister Genera from Opposite Sides of the Andes Mountains in Ecuador, with the Description of One New Species. Copeia, 103 (3): 651-663.
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