Tympanopleura
| Tympanopleura | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Auchenipteridae |
| Subfamily: | Auchenipterinae |
| Genus: | Tympanopleura C. H. Eigenmann, 1912 |
| Type species | |
| Tympanopleura piperata C. H. Eigenmann, 1912 | |
Tympanopleura is a genus of driftwood catfishes found mostly in South America with one species extending into Central America.
Species
There are currently 7 recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Tympanopleura atronasus (C. H. Eigenmann & R. S. Eigenmann, 1888)[2]
- Tympanopleura brevis (Steindacnher, 1881)[2]
- Tympanopleura cryptica S. J. Walsh, F. R. V. Ribeiro & Rapp Py-Daniel, 2015[2]
- Tympanopleura longipinna S. J. Walsh, F. R. V. Ribeiro & Rapp Py-Daniel, 2015[2]
- Tympanopleura personata Ribeiro, Silva-Oliveira, Magalhães, Gama & Rapp Py-Daniel, 2026[3]
- Tympanopleura piperata C. H. Eigenmann, 1912[2]
- Tympanopleura rondoni (A. Miranda-Ribeiro, 1914)[2]
References
- ↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Tympanopleura". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Walsh, S.J.; Ribeiro, F.R.V.; Rapp-Py-Daniel, L.H. (2015). "Revision of Tympanopleura Eigenmann (Siluriformes: Auchenipteridae) with description of two new species" (PDF). Neotropical Ichthyology. 13 (1): 1–46. doi:10.1590/1982-0224-20130220.
- ↑ Ribeiro, F. R. V.; C. Silva-Oliveira; V. Magalhães; L. Gama; and L. H. Rapp Py-Daniel (13 April 2026). "A new species of inseminating catfish of the genus Tympanopleura (Siluriformes: Auchenipteridae) from the Ituxi River, Amazon River basin, northern Brazil, revealed by integrative taxonomy". Journal of Fish Biology. 109 (1): 520–530. Bibcode:2026JFBio.109..520R. doi:10.1111/jfb.70445. PMC 13397145. PMID 41974200.