Chasmocranus is a genus of three-barbeled catfishes native to South America.
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| Chasmocranus longior top | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Heptapteridae |
| Genus: | Chasmocranus C. H. Eigenmann, 1912 |
| Type species | |
| Chasmocranus longior Eigenmann, 1912
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Species edit
There are currently 10 recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Chasmocranus brachynemus A. L. Gomes & Schubart, 1958
- Chasmocranus brevior C. H. Eigenmann, 1912
- Chasmocranus chimantanus Inger, 1956
- Chasmocranus longior C. H. Eigenmann, 1912
- Chasmocranus lopezi P. Miranda-Ribeiro, 1968
- Chasmocranus peruanus C. H. Eigenmann & N. E. Pearson, 1942
- Chasmocranus quadrizonatus N. E. Pearson, 1937
- Chasmocranus rosae C. H. Eigenmann, 1922
- Chasmocranus surinamensis (Bleeker, 1862)
- Chasmocranus truncatorostris Borodin, 1927
References edit
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Chasmocranus in FishBase. December 2011 version.
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