Chinchaysuyoa

Chinchaysuyoa is a genus of catfishes in the family Ariidae. They are found in freshwater habitats along the Pacific Coast of northern South America. This genus was named after Chinchay Suyu, the Incan name for the region that these fishes are native to.[1]

Chinchaysuyoa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Ariidae
Genus: Chinchaysuyoa
Marceniuk, Marchena, Oliveira, and Betancur-R, 2019

Species

There are currently two species in this genus:[1]

References
  1. "(PDF) Article Chinchaysuyoa, a new genus of the fish family Ariidae (Siluriformes), with a redescription of Chinchaysuyoa labiata from Ecuador and a new species description from Peru". ResearchGate. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
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