Platysilurus
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| Platysilurus | |
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| Platysilurus mucosus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Pimelodidae |
| Genus: | Platysilurus Haseman, 1911 |
Platysilurus is a genus of long-whiskered catfishes native to South America.
Platysilurus is classified under the "Calophysus-Pimelodus clade". Within this clade, it is considered a part of the "Pimelodus-group" of Pimelodids, which also includes Pimelodus, Exallodontus, Duopalatinus, Cheirocerus, Iheringichthys, Bergiaria, Bagropsis, Parapimelodus, Platystomatichthys, and Propimelodus.[1]
Species
There are currently three recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Platysilurus malarmo Schultz, 1944
- Platysilurus mucosus (Vaillant, 1880)
- Platysilurus olallae (Orcés-V. (es), 1977)
