''Catathyridium'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of mainly
freshwater
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American sole
The American soles are a family (Achiridae) of flatfish occurring in both freshwater and marine environments of the Americas. The family includes about 35 species in seven genera. These are closely related to the soles (Soleidae), and have be ...
s native to
South America
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.
Species
The currently recognized species in this genus are:
* ''
Catathyridium garmani''
(Jordan
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, 1889)
* ''
Catathyridium grandirivi''
( Chabanaud, 1928)
* ''
Catathyridium jenynsii''
( Günther, 1862)
* ''
Catathyridium lorentzii''
( Weyenbergh ( de), 1877)
References
American soles
Ray-finned fish genera
Taxa named by Paul Chabanaud
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