Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Otomorpha
Subcohors: Ostariophysi
Sectio: Otophysa
Ordo: Siluriformes
Familia: Doradidae
Genus: Agamyxis
Species: A. albomaculatus – A. pectinifrons
Name
Agamyxis Cope, 1878
References
Carl J. Ferraris, Jr., 2007, Zootaxa 1418: 1–628 [1]
Agamyxis is a genus of thorny catfishes.
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1]
Agamyxis albomaculatus (W. K. H. Peters, 1877) (Spiny cat-fish)
Agamyxis pectinifrons (Cope, 1870) (Spotted Raphael catfish, Spotted doradid, Whitebarred catfish)
Distribution
This genus is found in tropical South America.
Description
Both species reach about 15 centimetres (6 in) SL.[1] These species both appear very similar; A. albomaculatus might be slimmer, have more spots and a different pattern on its caudal fin.[2]
Ecology
These catfish are able to make sounds by grinding their pectoral fin bones against their shoulder bones.[2] They can live for 17 years.[2]
In the aquarium
Both species in this genus are popular in the aquarium trade.
See also
List of freshwater aquarium fish species
References
Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Agamyxis in FishBase. December 2011 version.
"Agamyxis pectinifrons (Cope, 1870)". 2006-04-17. Retrieved 2007-06-16.
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