Bergiaria

Taxobox
name = "Bergiaria"
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Actinopterygii
ordo = Siluriformes
familia = Pimelodidae
genus = "Bergiaria"
genus_authority = Eigenmann & Norris, 1901
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision =
binomial = "Bergiaria platana"
binomial_authority = (Steindachner, 1908)
binomial2 = "Bergiaria westermanni"
binomial2_authority = (Lütken, 1874)
synonyms = "Bergiella"
Eigenmann & Norris, 1900

"Bergiaria" is a small genus of catfishes (order Siluriformes) of the family Pimelodidae. It contains two species, "B. platana" and "B. westermanni". [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]

"Bergiaria" species originate from South America. "B. platana" inhabits the Paraná River.FishBase species|genus=Bergiaria|species=platana|year=2007|month=June] "B. westermanni" is distributed in the Das Velhas River basin in the São Francisco River drainage.FishBase species|genus=Bergiaria|species=westermanni|year=2007|month=June]

"B. platana" reaches a length of about 9.1 centimetres (3.6 in) SL.

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