''Tetracamphilius'' is a
genus
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of
catfish
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es (
order
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...
Siluriformes) of the
family
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Amphiliidae
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. It includes four
species
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.
''Tetracamphilius'' catfishes are small fishes with the largest species growing to 3.9 cm in length.
Species
There are currently four recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Tetracamphilius angustifrons''
( Boulenger, 1902)
* ''
Tetracamphilius clandestinus''
T. R. Roberts, 2003
* ''
Tetracamphilius notatus''
( Nichols & Griscom, 1917)
* ''
Tetracamphilius pectinatus''
T. R. Roberts, 2003
References
Leptoglanidinae
Catfish genera
Taxa named by Tyson R. Roberts
Freshwater fish genera
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