Acentronichthys
| Acentronichthys | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Heptapteridae |
| Genus: | Acentronichthys C. H. Eigenmann & R. S. Eigenmann, 1889 |
| Species: | A. leptos
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| Binomial name | |
| Acentronichthys leptos C. H. Eigenmann & R. S. Eigenmann, 1889
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Acentronichthys leptos is the only species of catfish (order Siluriformes) in the genus Acentronichthys of the family Heptapteridae.[2] This species occurs in coastal streams in Brazil from Rio de Janeiro to Santa Catarina State, in São Mateus, Espírito Santo State and on Leopoldina, Minas Gerais.[2] This species grows to 9.1 cm (3.6 in) in SL.[3]
References
- ^ Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio) (2022). "Acentronichthys leptos". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2022 e.T167805A134656137. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T167805A134656137.pt. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
- ^ a b Ferraris, Carl J. Jr. (2007). "Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1418: 1–628. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1418.1.1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-03-11. Retrieved 2007-08-10.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Acentronichthys leptos". FishBase. December 2011 version.