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Auchenipteridae 
AphiaID: 154618

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Siluriformes (Order)
Status accepted
Record
status		 Added by Database Management Team
Rank Family
Parent Siluriformes
Source  basis of record: Eschmeyer, W.: Catalog of fishes; California Academy of Sciences, department Ichtyology., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]

Vernacular
Names		 
Language   Name 
English driftwood catfishes  [details]
Direct child
taxa
[show all]		 Subfamily Auchenipterinae
  » Genus Ageneiosus Lacepède, 1803
» Genus Asterophysus Kner, 1858
» Genus Auchenipterichthys
» Genus Auchenipterus Valenciennes, 1840
» Genus Entomocorus
» Genus Epapterus
» Genus Liosomadoras
» Genus Parauchenipterus
» Genus Pseudauchenipterus
» Genus Pseudepapterus
» Genus Pseudotatia
» Genus Tetranematichthys
» Genus Tocantinsia
» Genus Trachelyichthys
» Genus Trachelyopterichthys
» Genus Trachelyopterus
» Genus Trachycorystes
» Genus Ageniosus accepted as Ageneiosus Lacepède, 1803
» Genus Auchenopterus Agassiz, 1846 accepted as Auchenipterus Valenciennes, 1840
» Genus Felichthys accepted as Bagre Cloquet, 1816
» Genus Silvaichthys accepted as Pseudauchenipterus
Subfamily Centromochlinae
  » Genus Centromochlus
» Genus Gelanoglanis
» Genus Glanidium
» Genus Tatia
Links To GenBank
To ITIS
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:154618
Taxonomic
Edit history		 
Date   action   by
2005-04-19 07:59:47Z  created  Appeltans, Ward
  
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  Citation: WoRMS (2013). Auchenipteridae. In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2013) FishBase. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=154618 on 2013-06-18
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