Dupouyichthys sapito

Dupouyichthys sapito
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Aspredinidae
Subfamily:	Hoplomyzontinae
Genus:	Dupouyichthys Schultz, 1944
Species:	D. sapito
Binomial name
Dupouyichthys sapito Schultz, 1944

Dupouyichthys sapito is the only species of catfishes (order Siluriformes) in the genus Dupouyichthys of the family Aspredinidae.^[1] This species appears to be restricted to the Magdalena and Maracaibo basins.^[2] D. sapito is a small, armored aspredinid, growing up to 27 millimetres (1.1 in) SL, distinguished from all other aspredinids by having only one set of paired pre-anal-fin plates. Also, the bony ornamentation of its skull is better developed than its close relatives.^[2] It is found in river banks with vegetation.^[3]

References

1. ^ Ferraris, Carl J., Jr. (2007). "Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types" (PDF). Zootaxa 1418: 1–628. http://silurus.acnatsci.org/ACSI/library/biblios/2007_Ferraris_Catfish_Checklist.pdf. 
2. ^ ^{a b} Friel, John Patrick (1994-12-13) (PDF). A Phylogenetic Study of the Neotropical Banjo Catfishes (Teleostei: Siluriformes: Aspredinidae). Duke University, Durham, NC. http://www.cumv.cornell.edu/pdf/Friel_Ph.D._Thesis_1994.pdf. Retrieved 2007-08-07. 
3. ^ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2007). "Dupouyichthys sapito" in FishBase. Aug 2007 version.

External links

• Friel, John P (2000-04-14). "Dupouyichthys Schultz 1944. Dupouyichthys sapito Schultz 1944". Tree of Life Web Project. http://tolweb.org/Dupouyichthys/15274. Retrieved 2007-08-07.