Galeichthys
Galeichthys is a genus of sea catfishes (order Siluriformes).[1] The only genus in the subfamily Galeichthyinae, this genus includes four species.[2]
| Galeichthys | |
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| Galeichthys feliceps | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Ariidae |
| Subfamily: | Galeichthyinae |
| Genus: | Galeichthys Valenciennes in G. Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1840 |
| Type species | |
| Galeichthys feliceps Valenciennes, 1840 | |
Etymology
Galeichthys: Greek, galeos = a shark + Greek, ichthys = fish[3]
Species
- Galeichthys ater Castelnau, 1861 (Black sea catfish)
- Galeichthys feliceps Valenciennes, 1840 (White barbel)
- Galeichthys peruvianus Lütken, 1874 (Peruvian sea catfish)
- Galeichthys trowi Kulongowski, 2010
Distribution
Galeichthys species are predominantly marine species distributed in Southern Africa and northwestern South America.[4]
Description
These fish have three pairs of barbels: a pair of fleshy and cylindrical maxillary barbels and two pairs of mental barbels. The base of the adipose fin is as long as the base of the anal fin.
References
- Ferraris, Carl J. Jr. (2007). "Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1418: 1–628.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Galeichthys in FishBase. December 2011 version.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2016). "Galeichthys feliceps" in FishBase. April 2016 version.
- Marceniuk, Alexandre P.; Menezes, Naércio A. (2007). "Systematics of the family Ariidae (Ostariophysi, Siluriformes), with a redefinition of the genera" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1416: 1–126.
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