Ancharius (fish)
Appearance
Ancharius | |
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Ancharius fuscus | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Anchariidae |
Genus: | Ancharius Steindachner, 1880 |
Type species | |
Ancharius fuscus Steindachner, 1880
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Ancharius, the Vaonas, is a small genus of catfishes (order Siluriformes) of the family Anchariidae.
Ancharius has been variably placed in Mochokidae, Ariidae, and Anchariidae.[1] They are endemic to Madagascar.
Species
[edit]This genus currently contain two described species:[2]
- Ancharius fuscus Steindachner, 1880
- Ancharius griseus H. H. Ng & Sparks, 2005
References
[edit]- ^ Ng, Heok Hee; Sparks, John S. (2005). "Revision of the endemic Malagasy catfish family Anchariidae (Teleostei: Siluriformes), with descriptions of a new genus and three new species". Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwaters. 16 (4): 303–323.
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Ancharius in FishBase. December 2011 version.