Silvinichthys

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: Trichomycteridae
Genus: Silvinichthys
Species: S. bortayro – S. gualcamayo – S. huachi – S. leoncitensis – S. mendozensis
Name

Silvinichthys Arratia, 1998

Type species: Trichomycterus mendozensis Arratia, Chang, Menu-Marque & Rojas, 1978

References

Arratia, G.; 1998: Silvinichthys, a new genus of trichomycterid catfishes from the Argentinian Andes, with redescription of Trichomycterus nigricans. Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 9 (4): 347–370.
Fernández, L. et al. 2014: A new species of Silvinichthys (Siluriformes, Trichomycteridae) lacking pelvic fins from mid-elevation localities of the southern Andes, with comments on the genus. Journal of fish biology, 84(2): 372–382. DOI: 10.1111/jfb.12291 Reference page.
Ferraris, C.J., jr. 2007. Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types. Zootaxa 1418: 1–628. Abstract & excerpt PDF (part 1) PDF (part 2) Reference page.

Silvinichthys is a genus of fish in the family Trichomycteridae endemic to Argentina.
Species

There are currently 7 recognized species in this genus:

Silvinichthys bortayro L. A. Fernández & de Pinna, 2005
Silvinichthys gualcamayo L. A. Fernández, Sanabria & Quiroga, 2013 [1]
Silvinichthys huachi L. A. Fernández, Sanabria, Quiroga & Vari, 2014 [2]
Silvinichthys leoncitensis L. A. Fernández, Dominino, Brancolini & Baigún, 2011 [3]
Silvinichthys mendozensis (Arratia, Chang G., Menu-Marque & Rojas M., 1978)
Silvinichthys pachonensis L. A. Fernández & Liotta, 2016 [4]
Silvinichthys pedernalensis L. A. Fernández, Sanabria & Quiroga, 2017 [5]

References

Fernández, L., Sanabria, E.A. & Quiroga, L.B. (2013): Silvinichthys gualcamayo, a new species of catfish from the central Andes of Argentina (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 23 (4): 367-373.
Fernández, L., Sanabria, E.A., Quiroga, L.B. & Vari, R.P. (2014): A new species of Silvinichthys (Siluriformes, Trichomycteridae) lacking pelvic fins from mid-elevation localities of the southern Andes, with comments on the genus. Journal of Fish Biology, 84 (2): 372–382.
Fernández, L., Dominino, J., Brancolini, F. & Baigún, C. (2011): A new catfish species of the genus Silvinichthys (Teleostei: Trichomycteridae) from Leoncito National Park, Argentina. Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 22 (3): 227-232.
Fernández, L. & Liotta, J. (2016): Silvinichthys pachonensis, a new catfish from high altitude, with a key to the species of the genus (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 27 (4): 375-383.
Fernández, L., Sanabria, E.A. & Quiroga, L.B. (2017): Description of Silvinichthys pedernalensis n. sp. (Teleostei, Siluriformes) from the Andean Cordillera of southern South America. Animal Biodiversity and Conservation, 40 (1): 41-47.