Irvineia

Taxobox
name = "Irvineia"


regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Actinopterygii
ordo = Siluriformes
familia = Schilbeidae
genus = "Irvineia"
genus_authority = Trewavas, 1943
type_species = "Irvineia voltae"
type_species_authority = Trewavas, 1943
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision =
"Irvineia orientalis"
Trewavas, 1964"Irvineia voltae"
Trewavas, 1943

synonyms =

"Irvineia" is a genus of catfishes (order Siluriformes) of the family Schilbeidae. It includes two species, "I. orientalis" and "I. voltae".cite journal|url=http://silurus.acnatsci.org/ACSI/library/biblios/2007_Ferraris_Catfish_Checklist.pdf|title=Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types|first=Carl J., Jr.|last=Ferraris|journal=Zootaxa|volume=1418|pages=1–628|year=2007|format=PDF] "I. orientalis" originates from the Juba-Uebi Shebeli system and grows to 50.2 cm (19.8 in) SL.FishBase species|genus=Irvineia|species=orientalis|year=2008|month=Sep] "I. voltae" is endemic to the Volta River and grows to the 17.8 cm SL (7.0 in) SL.FishBase species|genus=Irvineia|species=voltae|year=2008|month=Sep] These fish are oviparous and do not guard their eggs.

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