Schultzichthys

Schultzichthys is a genus of pencil catfishes native to South America.

Schultzichthys
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Trichomycteridae
Subfamily: Stegophilinae
Genus: Schultzichthys
Dahl, 1960
Type species
Schultzichthys gracilis
Dahl, 1960

Species

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

  • Schultzichthys bondi (Myers, 1942)
  • Schultzichthys gracilis Dahl, 1960

S. bondi is from the Amazon and Orinoco River basins, while S. gracilis is from the Guayabero River of the Orinoco River basin in Colombia.[2] Schultzichthys species grow to between 2.63.7 centimetres (1.01.5 in) SL.[3][4]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Schultzichthys in FishBase. February 2012 version.
  2. Ferraris, Carl J., Jr. (2007). "Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1418: 1–628.
  3. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2007). "Schultzichthys bondi" in FishBase. July 2007 version.
  4. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2007). "Schultzichthys gracilis" in FishBase. July 2007 version.


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