Gelanoglanis

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Gelanoglanis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Auchenipteridae
Subfamily: Centromochlinae
Genus: Gelanoglanis
J. E. Böhlke, 1980
Type species
Gelanoglanis stroudi
Böhlke 1980

Gelanoglanis is a genus of fish in the family Auchenipteridae native to South America.

Species

There are currently 5 recognized species in this genus:

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References

  1. Calegari, B.B., Reis, R.E. & Vari, R.P. (2014): Miniature catfishes of the genus Gelanoglanis (Siluriformes: Auchenipteridae): monophyly and the description of a new species from the upper rio Tapajós basin, Brazil. Neotropical Ichthyology, 12 (4): 699–706.
  2. Calegari, B.B. & Reis, R.E. (2016): New species of the miniature genus Gelanoglanis (Siluriformes: Auchenipteridae) from the Tocantins River basin (Brazil) and osteological description of G. nanonocticolus. Journal of Fish Biology, 90 (5): 1702-1716.