Auchenipteridae

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
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: Auchenipteridae
Subfamiliae: Auchenipterinae - Centromochlinae
Name

Auchenipteridae Bleeker, 1862
References

Akama, A.; Ferraris, C.J., jr. 2011: Spinipterus, a new genus of small, spiny catfish (Siluriformes: Auchenipteridae) from the Peruvian Amazon. Zootaxa, 2992: 52–60. Preview
Froese, R. & D. Pauly. Editors. 2006. FishBase, version (02/2006). [1]
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)

Vernacular names
English: Driftwood catfish
日本語: アウケーニプテルス科

The driftwood catfishes are catfishes of the family Auchenipteridae. The two genera of the former family Ageneiosidae have been placed here, resulting in a grouping of about 125 species in about 22 genera.[3]

These fish are found in rivers from Panama to Argentina,[3] commonly in river flood plains.[4]

All but one species have three pairs of barbels, with the nasal barbels absent. Most species have very small adipose fins.[3] While Ageneiosus inermis, also known as the fidalgo, is known to reach 59 cm (23 in) in length, most are small, with some species not known at any longer than 3 cm (1.2 in).[3] The eggs are fertilised internally.[3]

Driftwood catfishes are nocturnal. Some of the smaller species are known to hide in logs and crevices during the day, and come out to feed at night. Some larger species can consume fruits and insects, and are probably omnivorous. Fish of this family seem to feed primarily on insects, but also eat fish, shrimp, fruit, and even filamentous algae and other plant material, at least occasionally.[4]
References

Walsh, S.J.; Ribeiro, F.R.V.; Rapp-Py-Daniel, L.H. (2015). "Revision of Tympanopleura Eigenmann (Siluriformes: Auchenipteridae) with description of two new species" (PDF). Neotropical Ichthyology. 13 (1): 1–46. doi:10.1590/1982-0224-20130220.
Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2015). "Auchenipteridae" in FishBase. April 2015 version.
Nelson, J.S. (2006). Fishes of the World. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. ISBN 0-471-25031-7.
Rodriguez, M.A.; Richardson, S.E.; Lewis, W.M. Jr (1990). "Nocturnal Behavior and Aspects of the Ecology of a Driftwood Catfish, Entomocorus gameroi (Auchenipteridae)". Biotropica. 22 (4): 435–438. doi:10.2307/2388565. JSTOR 2388565.