Sarcoglanis
Species of fish
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Sarcoglanis is a monospecific genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Trichomycteridae and the subfamily Sarcoglanidinae, the psammmophilic catfishes, the only species in the genus is Sarcoglanis simplex.[3] This fish originates from the upper Rio Negro basin of Brazil.[3][4] Stauroglanis is the sister group to a monophyletic group formed by Malacoglanis and Sarcoglanis.[5]
| Sarcoglanis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Trichomycteridae |
| Subfamily: | Sarcoglanidinae |
| Genus: | Sarcoglanis Myers & Weitzman, 1966[2] |
| Species: | S. simplex |
| Binomial name | |
| Sarcoglanis simplex Myers & Weitzman, 1966[2] | |
