Eutropiichthys

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Eutropiichthys
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Eutropiichthys vacha
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Schilbeidae
Genus: Eutropiichthys
Bleeker, 1862
Type species
Pimelodus vacha
Hamilton, 1822
Species

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Eutropiichthys is a genus of schilbid catfishes native to Asia.

Species

There are currently 7 recognized species in this genus:

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References

  1. Ng, H.H., Lalramliana, Lalronunga, S. & Lalnuntluanga. (2014): Eutropiichthys cetosus, a new riverine catfish (Teleostei: Schilbeidae) from northeastern India. Journal of Threatened Taxa, 6 (8): 6073-6081.