Austroglanis | |
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Austroglanis sclateri | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: |
Austroglanididae T. P. Mo, 1991 |
Genus: |
Austroglanis P. H. Skelton, Risch & De Vos, 1984 |
Type species | |
Gephyroglanis sclateri
Boulenger 1901
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Austroglanis is the only genus in the catfish family Austroglanididae. This family was split off from the Bagridae catfish family. [1] All three species of catfishes in the family Austroglanididae are endemic to southern Africa ( South Africa and Namibia), and two species are threatened. [2]
These fish have three pairs of barbels (they lack nasal barbels). They have strong dorsal and pectoral fin spines. The adipose fin is small. [1]
There are currently three described species in this genus: [3]
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