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Auchenipteridae Bleeker, 1862

AphiaID

154618 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:154618)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Parent

Siluriformes

Direct children (49)

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Subfamily Auchenipterinae Bleeker, 1862
1. Tribe Ageneiosini Bleeker, 1862
  1. Genus Ageneiosus Lacepède, 1803
  2. Genus Tetranematichthys Bleeker, 1858
  3. Genus Tympanopleura Eigenmann, 1912
  4. Genus Ageneisus Lacepède, 1803 accepted as Ageneiosus Lacepède, 1803 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
  5. Genus Ageniosus Lacepède, 1803 accepted as Ageneiosus Lacepède, 1803 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
  6. Genus Davalla Bleeker, 1858 accepted as Ageneiosus Lacepède, 1803 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
2. Tribe Asterophysini Bleeker, 1862
  1. Genus Asterophysus Kner, 1858
  2. Genus Pseudauchenipterus Bleeker, 1862
  3. Genus Silvaichthys Fernández-Yépez, 1973 accepted as Pseudauchenipterus Bleeker, 1862 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
3. Tribe Auchenipterichthyini Calegari, Vari & Reis, 2019
  1. Genus Auchenipterichthys Bleeker, 1862
  2. Genus Trachelyichthys Mees, 1974
  3. Genus Trachelyopterichthys Bleeker, 1862
4. Tribe Auchenipterini Bleeker, 1862
  1. Genus Auchenipterus Valenciennes, 1840
  2. Genus Entomocorus Eigenmann, 1917
  3. Genus Epapterus Cope, 1878
  4. Genus Pseudepapterus Steindachner, 1915
  5. Genus Auchenopterus Agassiz, 1846 accepted as Auchenipterus Valenciennes, 1840 (unaccepted > unjustified emendation)
  6. Genus Ceratocheilus Miranda Ribeiro, 1918 accepted as Auchenipterus Valenciennes, 1840 (unaccepted > junior homonym, preoccupied by Ceratocheilus Wesché, 1810 in Diptera)
  7. Genus Euanemus Müller & Troschel, 1842 accepted as Auchenipterus Valenciennes, 1840 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
5. Tribe Liosomadoradini Calegari, Vari & Reis, 2019
  1. Genus Liosomadoras Fowler, 1940
  2. Genus Lisomadoras Bleeker, 1862 accepted as Liosomadoras Fowler, 1940 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
6. Tribe Trachelyopterini Bleeker, 1858
  1. Genus Spinipterus Akama & Ferraris, 2011
  2. Genus Trachelyopterus Valenciennes, 1840
  3. Genus Parauchenipterus Bleeker, 1862 accepted as Trachelyopterus Valenciennes, 1840 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
7. Tribe Trachycorystini Miranda Ribeiro, 1911
  1. Genus Tocantinsia Mees, 1974
  2. Genus Trachycorystes Bleeker, 1858
Subfamily Centromochlinae Bleeker, 1862
1. Tribe Centromochlini Bleeker, 1862
  1. Genus Centromochlus Kner, 1858
  2. Genus Duringlanis Grant, 2015
  3. Genus Ferrarissoaresia Grant, 2015
  4. Genus Pseudotatia Mees, 1974
2. Tribe Gelanoglanini Calegari, Vari & Reis, 2019
  1. Genus Gelanoglanis Böhlke, 1980
3. Tribe Gephyromochlini Calegari, Carvalho & Reis, 2025
  1. Genus Gephyromochlus Hoedeman, 1961
4. Tribe Glanidiini Calegari, Vari & Reis, 2019
  1. Genus Glanidium Lütken, 1874
5. Tribe Tatiini Calegari, Carvalho & Reis, 2025
  1. Genus Balroglanis Grant, 2015
  2. Genus Tatia Miranda Ribeiro, 1911

Environment

~~marine~~, brackish, fresh, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Auchenipteridae Bleeker, 1862. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=154618 on 2026-07-09

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2005-04-19 07:59:47Z

created

Appeltans, Ward

2015-04-17 08:48:21Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

2025-12-02 15:32:07Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

Licensing

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Nomenclature

basis of record Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2026). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2026., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]

Taxonomy

taxonomy source Van Der Laan, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Fricke, R. (2014). Family-group names of Recent fishes. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3882(1): 1-230., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1 [details] Available for editors

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Other

context source (MSBIAS) Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. (2023). 2019 The Marine Biological Association of the UK (MBA) Wembury Bioblitz survey. The Archive for Marine Species and Habitats Data (DASSH). , available online at https://portal.medin.org.uk/portal/start.php#details?tpc=010_71a02145fae5466afe757cd48b999ded [details]