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Andinichthyidae
Andinichthyidae is a prehistoric family of Basal (phylogenetics), basal catfishes from the Cretaceous to Eocene of South America. Species The four species in four monotypic genera are: * Genus ''Andinichthys'' Gayet, 1988. ** ''Andinichthys, Andinichthys bolivianensis'' Gayet, 1988. * Genus ''Hoffstetterichthys'' Gayet, 1990. ** ''Hoffstetterichthys, Hoffstetterichthys pucai'' Gayet, 1990. * Genus ''Incaichthys'' Gayet, 1990. ** ''Incaichthys, Incaichthys suarezi'' Gayet, 1990. * Genus ''Yuskaichthys'' Bogan, Agnolin & Scanferla, 2018. ** ''Yuskaichthys, Yuskaichthys eocenicus'' Bogan, Agnolin & Scanferla, 2018. References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catfish Families
Catfish (or catfishes; order (biology), order Siluriformes or Nematognathi) are a diverse group of ray-finned fish. Catfish are common name, named for their prominent barbel (anatomy), barbels, which resemble a cat's whiskers, though not all catfish have prominent barbels or "whiskers", with some seemingly not having them. Siluriformes as a whole are Fish scale, scale-less, with neither the Armoured catfish, armour-plated nor the naked species having scales. This order of fish are Autapomorphy, defined by features of the skull and swimbladder. Catfish range in size and behavior from the three List of largest fish, largest species alive, the Mekong giant catfish from Southeast Asia, the wels catfish of Eurasia, and the piraíba of South America, to detritivorous and scavenging bottom feeders, down to tiny ectoparasitic species known as the Candiru (fish), candirus. In the Southern United States, catfish species may be known by a variety of slang names, such as "mud cat", " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
