Aspistor
| Aspistor | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Ariidae |
| Subfamily: | Ariinae |
| Genus: | Aspistor D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1898 |
| Type species | |
| Arius luniscutis Valenciennes, 1840 | |
Aspistor is a genus of sea catfishes found along the northeastern coast of South America where they occur in marine, brackish and fresh waters.
Species
There are currently three recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Aspistor hardenbergi (Kailola, 2000)
- Aspistor luniscutis (Valenciennes, 1840)
- Aspistor quadriscutis (Valenciennes, 1840) (Bressou sea catfish)
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2011). Species of Aspistor in FishBase. December 2011 version.
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