Hypophthalmus | |
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Hypophthalmus marginatus
(scale bar = 1 cm) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Pimelodidae |
Genus: | Hypophthalmus Cuvier, 1829 |
Type species | |
Hypophthalmus nuchalis | |
Synonyms | |
Hypophthalmus Spix & Agassiz, 1829 |
Hypophthalmus is a genus of long-whiskered catfishes native to freshwater in tropical and subtropical South America.