''Silvinichthys'' is a

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Trichomycteridae Trichomycteridae is a family of catfishes commonly known as pencil catfishes or parasitic catfishes. This family includes the candiru fish (''Vandellia cirrhosa''), feared by some people for its alleged habit of entering into the urethra of ...

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Species

There are currently 7 recognized species in this genus: * ''

Silvinichthys bortayro ''Silvinichthys'' is a genus of fish in the family Trichomycteridae endemic to Argentina. Species There are currently 7 recognized species in this genus: * '' Silvinichthys bortayro'' L. A. Fernández & de Pinna, 2005 * '' Silvinichthys gualcam ...

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, 2005 * '' Silvinichthys gualcamayo'' L. A. Fernández, Sanabria & Quiroga, 2013 Fernández, L., Sanabria, E.A. & Quiroga, L.B. (2013)
''Silvinichthys gualcamayo'', a new species of catfish from the central Andes of Argentina (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae).
''Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 23 (4): 367-373.'' * '' Silvinichthys huachi'' L. A. Fernández, Sanabria, Quiroga &

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, 2014 Fernández, L., Sanabria, E.A., Quiroga, L.B. & Vari, R.P. (2014)
A new species of ''Silvinichthys'' (Siluriformes, Trichomycteridae) lacking pelvic fins from mid-elevation localities of the southern Andes, with comments on the genus.
''Journal of Fish Biology, 84 (2): 372–382.'' * ''

Silvinichthys leoncitensis ''Silvinichthys'' is a genus of fish in the family Trichomycteridae endemic to Argentina. Species There are currently 7 recognized species in this genus: * '' Silvinichthys bortayro'' L. A. Fernández & de Pinna, 2005 * '' Silvinichthys gualcam ...

'' L. A. Fernández, Dominino, Brancolini & Baigún, 2011 Fernández, L., Dominino, J., Brancolini, F. & Baigún, C. (2011)
A new catfish species of the genus ''Silvinichthys'' (Teleostei: Trichomycteridae) from Leoncito National Park, Argentina.
''Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 22 (3): 227-232.'' * ''

Silvinichthys mendozensis ''Silvinichthys'' is a genus of fish in the family Trichomycteridae endemic to Argentina. Species There are currently 7 recognized species in this genus: * ''Silvinichthys bortayro'' L. A. Fernández & de Pinna, 2005 * '' Silvinichthys gualcama ...

'' ( Arratia, Chang G., Menu-Marque & Rojas M., 1978) * ''

Silvinichthys pachonensis ''Silvinichthys'' is a genus of fish in the family Trichomycteridae endemic to Argentina. Species There are currently 7 recognized species in this genus: * ''Silvinichthys bortayro'' L. A. Fernández & de Pinna, 2005 * '' Silvinichthys gualcama ...

'' L. A. Fernández & Liotta, 2016 Fernández, L. & Liotta, J. (2016)
''Silvinichthys pachonensis'', a new catfish from high altitude, with a key to the species of the genus (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae).
''Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 27 (4): 375-383.'' * ''

Silvinichthys pedernalensis ''Silvinichthys'' is a genus of fish in the family Trichomycteridae endemic to Argentina. Species There are currently 7 recognized species in this genus: * ''Silvinichthys bortayro'' L. A. Fernández & de Pinna, 2005 * '' Silvinichthys gualcama ...

'' L. A. Fernández, Sanabria & Quiroga, 2017 Fernández, L., Sanabria, E.A. & Quiroga, L.B. (2017)
Description of ''Silvinichthys pedernalensis'' n. sp. (Teleostei, Siluriformes) from the Andean Cordillera of southern South America.
''Animal Biodiversity and Conservation, 40 (1): 41-47.''

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q5025342 Catfish genera Catfish of South America Freshwater fish of Argentina Freshwater fish genera Trichomycteridae