Trachelyichthys

Taxobox
name = "Trachelyichthys"
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Actinopterygii
ordo = Siluriformes
familia = Auchenipteridae
subfamilia = Auchenipterinae
genus = "Trachelyichthys"
genus_authority = Mees, 1974
type_species = "Trachelyichthys decaradiatus"
type_species_authority = Mees, 1974
subdivision_ranks = Binomial name
subdivision =
"Trachelyichthys decaradiatus"
Mees, 1974"Trachelyichthys exilis"
Greenfield & Glodek, 1977

"Trachelyichthys" is a genus of catfishes (order Siluriformes) of the family Auchenipteridae. It includes two species, "T. decaradiatus" and "T. exilis".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] "T. decaradiatus" originates from the Rupununi River basin in Guyana. "T. exilis" is distributed in the Nanay River basin in the upper Amazon River drainage. Both species grow to about 8.0 centimetres (3.1 in) SL. [FishBase species|genus=Trachelyichthys|species=decaradiatus|year=2008|month=Oct] [FishBase species|genus=Trachelyichthys|species=exilis|year=2008|month=Oct]

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