Sisoroidea
| Sisoroidea | |
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| Bagarius yarrelli | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Superfamily: | Sisoroidea |
| Families | |
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Akysidae Amblycipitidae (Aspredinidae) Erethistidae Sisoridae | |
Sisoroidea is a
Taxonomy
Sisoroidea is sister to the Loricarioidea.[1] The monophyly of this superfamily is supported by a number of morphological characters.[2] Amblycipitidae is the most basal family and is sister to the remaining families.[1] Based on morphological data, Erethistidae is the sister group to Aspredinidae, with Sisoridae being the sister group of the clade formed by these two families.[3] However, it has been proposed to move the erethistid genera back into Sisoridae.[4] Also, some authors have removed Aspredinidae from Sisoroidea, having found it to be more closely related to Doradoidea (Doradidae, Auchenipteridae, and possibly Mochokidae) with morphological and molecular evidence.[5][6]
Distribution
Sisoroidea includes almost exclusively Asiatic catfish families with the exception of Aspredinidae, which is native to South America.[2]
References
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- ^ a b de Pinna, Mário C. C.; Ng, Heok Hee (May 14, 2004). "The Second Ural Centrum in Siluriformes and Its Implication for the Monophyly of Superfamily Sisoroidea (Teleostei, Ostariophysi)" (PDF). American Museum Novitates (3437): 1–24.
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- ^ Friel, John Patrick (1994-12-13). "A Phylogenetic Study of the Neotropical Banjo Catfishes (Teleostei: Siluriformes: Aspredinidae)" (PDF). Duke University, Durham, NC. Retrieved 2007-08-07.
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