Taunayia bifasciata

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Taunayia bifasciata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Heptapteridae
Genus: , 1918
Species:
T. bifasciata
Binomial name
Taunayia bifasciata
Synonyms

Nannoglanis bifasciatus
C. H. Eigenmann & A. A. Norris, 1900
Taunayia marginata
A. Miranda Ribeiro, 1918

Taunayia bifasciata is a

three-barbeled catfish endemic to Brazil where it is found in the Upper Paraíba do Sul and Tietê River basins. This species grows to a length of 14.0 centimetres (5.5 in) SL.[1]

Although presently the only member of the genus Taunayia, an apparently

undescribed, cave-adapted species is known from Campo Formoso, Bahia.[2]

References

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2011). "Taunayia bifasciata" in FishBase. December 2011 version.