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: Schilbidae
Genus: Irvineia
Species: I. orientalis – I. voltae
Name
Irvineia Trewavas, 1943
References
Carl J. Ferraris, Jr., 2007, Zootaxa 1418: 1–628 [1]
rvineia is a genus of schilbid catfishes native to Africa.
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1]
Irvineia orientalis Trewavas, 1964
Irvineia voltae Trewavas, 1943
I. orientalis originates from the Jubba-Shebelle system and grows to 50.2 cm (19.8 in) SL.[2] I. voltae is endemic to the Volta River and grows to the 17.8 cm SL (7.0 in) SL.[3] These fish are oviparous and do not guard their eggs.[2][3]
References
Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Irvineia". FishBase. February 2012 version.
Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Irvineia orientalis". FishBase. Sep 2008 version.
Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Irvineia voltae". FishBase. Sep 2008 version.
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