Ernstichthys
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Ernstichthys is a genus of banjo catfishes that occurs in the Amazon and Orinoco basins.[1]
The genus was named in honor of the Chair of Natural Science at the Central University of Venezuela biologist Adolfo (also spelled Adolf) Ernst (1832–1899).[2]
Ernstichthys species are small to medium-sized, armored aspredinids.[1] Members of this genus are distinguished from all other aspredinids by having two sets of paired pre-anal-fin plates and a strongly recurved pectoral spine that is much longer than first branched pectoral-fin ray.[1]
Species
There are currently three described species in this genus:[3]
- Ernstichthys anduzei Fernández-Yépez, 1953
- Ernstichthys intonsus D. J. Stewart, 1985
- Ernstichthys megistus (Orcés-V. (es), 1961)
References
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