Lophiosilurus
| Lophiosilurus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Pseudopimelodidae |
| Genus: | Lophiosilurus Steindachner, 1876 |
| Type species | |
| Lophiosilurus alexandri Steindachner 1876 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Cephalosilurus Haseman, 1911 | |
Lophiosilurus is a genus of catfish in the family Pseudopimelodidae, which is endemic to South America. The genus was long thought to be monotypic, with L. alexandri as its only species, but a 2021 study determined the genus Cephalosilurus to be paraphyletic with respects to L. alexandri;[2] consequently, Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes considers Cephalosilurus as a junior synonym of Lophiosilurus,[1] though the World Register of Marine Species/FishBase retains two species in the former.[3]
The following species are accepted by EcOF (species retained in Cephalosilurus by WoRMS are marked with C):[1][3]
- Lophiosilurus albomarginatus (C. H. Eigenmann, 1912) (Tukeit, Guyana)[4]
- Lophiosilurus alexandri (C. H. Eigenmann, 1912) (São Francisco River)[5]
- Lophiosilurus apurensis (Mees, 1978) (Rio Arichuna, Apure)[6]
- Lophiosilurus fowleri Haseman, 1911 (São Francisco River basin)[7] C
- Lophiosilurus nigricaudus (Mees, 1974) (Sipaliwini District, Suriname)[8] C
Phylogeny
The following cladogram is based on a 2021 phylogenetic study of morphology that lumped Cephalosilurus into Lophiosilurus: [2]
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References
- 1 2 3 Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard, eds. (10 April 2026). "Genera in the family Pseudopimelodidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences.
- 1 2 Shibatta, Oscar A.; Jarduli, Lucas R.; Abrahão, Vitor P.; Souza-Shibatta, Lenice (2021). "Phylogeny of the Neotropical Pacman catfish genus Lophiosilurus (Siluriformes: Pseudopimelodidae)". Neotropical Ichthyology. 19 (4) e210040. doi:10.1590/1982-0224-2021-0040. ISSN 1982-0224.
- 1 2 Bailly N (ed.). "Cephalosilurus Haseman, 1911". FishBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2026-04-10.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Cephalosilurus albomarginatus". FishBase. June 2007 version.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Lophiosilurus alexandri". FishBase. February 2012 version.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Cephalosilurus apurensis". FishBase. June 2007 version.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Cephalosilurus fowleri". FishBase. June 2007 version.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Cephalosilurus nigricaudus". FishBase. June 2007 version.