Hypophthalmus

Hypophthalmus
Hypophthalmus marginatus

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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Pimelodidae
Genus: Hypophthalmus
Cuvier, 1829
Type species
Hypophthalmus nuchalis
Spix & Agassiz, 1829
Synonyms

Hypophthalmus Spix & Agassiz, 1829
Notophthalmus Hyrtl, 1859
Pseudohypophthalmus Bleeker, 1862

Hypophthalmus is a genus of long-whiskered catfishes native to freshwater in tropical and subtropical South America.


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