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Corymbophanes is a genus of armored catfish native to South America where they are only known from Guyana. Corymbophanes was originally placed in its own tribe Corymbophanini, but the first comprehensive molecular phylogenetic analysis of the subfamily Hypostominae found Corymbophanes to be nested within the tribe Ancistrini.

Species

GENUS

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

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
15
Family
Loricariidae
Collections
ANSP, MCZ, INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA (INPA)
Recorded in
Venezuela, Brazil, French Guiana, Brasil

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Hypostominae
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taxon name
Corymbophanes
taxon rank
genus
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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
  • Taxonomy
  • Species
  • Distribution and habitat
  • Appearance and anatomy
  • References

Corymbophanes is a genus of armored catfish native to South America where they are only known from Guyana. Corymbophanes was originally placed in its own tribe Corymbophanini, but the first comprehensive molecular phylogenetic analysis of the subfamily Hypostominae found Corymbophanes to be nested within the tribe Ancistrini.

==Taxonomy== Corymbophanes and its type species, C. andersoni, were first described in 1909 by Carl H. Eigenmann. In 2000, they were redescribed along with the description of a new species, C. kaiei. In 2004, the tribe Corymbophanini was erected.

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