Mastiglanis

Mastiglanis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Heptapteridae
Genus:	Mastiglanis ; Bockmann, 1994

Last updated November 04, 2025

Mastiglanis is a genus of three-barbeled catfish native to South America. It was monotypic (containing one species, M. asopos) for 25 years until further congeners were discovered in 2019 and 2020.

Species

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

Mastiglanis asopos Bockmann, 1994
Mastiglanis durantoni de Pinna & Keith, 2019^[2]
Mastiglanis yaguas Faustino-Fuster & Ortega, 2020

References

↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Mastiglanis". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 3 November 2025.
↑ M De Pinna; P Keith (2019). "Mastiglanis durantoni from French Guyana, a second species in the genus (Siluriformes: Heptapteridae), with a CT scan survey of phylogenetically-relevant characters". Cybium. 43 (2): 125–135. doi:10.26028/CYBIUM/2019-423-002. ISSN 0399-0974. Wikidata Q92334895.

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[1] Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Mastiglanis". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 3 November 2025.

[2] M De Pinna; P Keith (2019). "Mastiglanis durantoni from French Guyana, a second species in the genus (Siluriformes: Heptapteridae), with a CT scan survey of phylogenetically-relevant characters". Cybium. 43 (2): 125–135. doi:10.26028/CYBIUM/2019-423-002. ISSN 0399-0974. Wikidata Q92334895.

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