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Chasmocranus is a genus of three-barbeled catfishes native to South America.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassTeleostei
  4. OrderSiluriformes
  5. FamilyHeptapteridae
Habitatfreshwater

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Specimen records
115
With media
1
Family
Heptapteridae
Collections
UMMZ, CUMV, ANSP, AUM
Recorded in
Peru, Guyana, Suriname

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Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Heptapteridae
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The freshwater fishes of British Guiana, including a study of the ecological grouping of species and the relation of the fauna of the plateau to that of the lowlands (1912) (14593264807).jpg
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Chasmocranus
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Chasmocranus is a genus of three-barbeled catfishes native to South America.

== Species == There are currently 10 recognized species in this genus: Chasmocranus brachynema A. L. Gomes & Schubart, 1958 Chasmocranus brevior C. H. Eigenmann, 1912 Chasmocranus chimantanus Inger, 1956 Chasmocranus longior C. H. Eigenmann, 1912 Chasmocranus lopezi P. Miranda-Ribeiro, 1968 Chasmocranus peruanus C. H. Eigenmann & N. E. Pearson, 1942 Chasmocranus quadrizonatus N. E. Pearson, 1937 Chasmocranus rosae C. H. Eigenmann, 1922 Chasmocranus surinamensis (Bleeker, 1862) Chasmocranus truncatorostris Borodin, 1927

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