Schultzichthys
{{Short description|Genus of fishes}}
{{Automatic taxobox
| taxon = Schultzichthys
| authority = Dahl, 1960
| type_species = Schultzichthys gracilis
| type_species_authority = Dahl, 1960
| subdivision_ranks =
| subdivision =
}}
Schultzichthys is a genus of pencil catfishes native to South America.
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:{{FishBase genus | genus = Schultzichthys| month = February | year = 2012}}
- Schultzichthys bondi (Myers, 1942)
- Schultzichthys gracilis Dahl, 1960
S. bondi is from the Amazon and Orinoco River basins, while S. gracilis is from the Guayabero River of the Orinoco River basin in Colombia.{{cite journal|url=http://silurus.acnatsci.org/ACSI/library/biblios/2007_Ferraris_Catfish_Checklist.pdf|title=Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types|first=Carl J. Jr.|last=Ferraris|journal=Zootaxa|volume=1418|pages=1–628|year=2007|doi=10.11646/zootaxa.1418.1.1 }} Schultzichthys species grow to between 2.6–3.7 centimetres (1.0–1.5 in) SL.{{FishBase|genus=Schultzichthys|species=bondi|year=2007|month=July}}{{FishBase|genus=Schultzichthys|species=gracilis|year=2007|month=July}}
References
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Category:Catfish of South America
Category:Freshwater fish genera
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