Gephyromochlus
| Gephyromochlus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Auchenipteridae |
| Subfamily: | Centromochlinae |
| Genus: | Gephyromochlus Hoedeman, 1961 |
| Species: | G. leopardus
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| Binomial name | |
| Gephyromochlus leopardus (Hoedeman, 1961)
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Gephyromochlus is a monospecific genus of driftwood catfish in the family Auchenipteridae. It is found in the coastal rivers of the Guianas in South America. Its only species is Gephyromochlus leopardus.
Description
Gephyromochlus leopardus reaches a standard length of 10.9 cm (4.3 in).[2]
References
- ^ Calegari, B.B. (2022). "Gephyromochlus leopardus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022 e.T176145638A176145682. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T176145638A176145682.en. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Gephyromochlus leopardus". FishBase. November 2025 version.
- Soares-Porto, L.M. (1998). "Monophyly and interrelationships of the Centromochlinae (Siluriformes: Auchenipteridae)". In L.R. Malabarba; R.E. Reis; R.P. Vari; Z.M.S. Lucena; C.A.S. Lucena (eds.). Phylogeny and classification of neotropical fishes. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS. pp. 331–350.
- Sarmento-Soares, L. M.; R. F. Martins-Pinheiro (19 October 2020). "A reappraisal of phylogenetic relationships among auchenipterid catfishes of the subfamily Centromochlinae and diagnosis of its genera (Teleostei: Siluriformes)". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 167 (1): 85–146. Bibcode:2020PANSP.167.0108S. doi:10.1635/053.167.0108.