Silvinichthys

{{Short description|Genus of fishes}}

{{Automatic taxobox

| taxon = Silvinichthys

| authority = Arratia, 1998

| type_species = Trichomycterus mendozensis

| type_species_authority = Arratia, Chang G., Menu-Marque & Rojas M., 1978

}}

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 Fernández, L., Sanabria, E.A. & Quiroga, L.B. (2013): [http://www.pfeil-verlag.de/04biol/pdf/ief23_4_09.pdf Silvinichthys gualcamayo, a new species of catfish from the central Andes of Argentina (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae).] Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 23 (4): 367-373.
  • Silvinichthys huachi L. A. Fernández, Sanabria, Quiroga & Vari, 2014 Fernández, L., Sanabria, E.A., Quiroga, L.B. & Vari, R.P. (2014): [http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/wol1/doi/10.1111/jfb.12291/abstract 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.
  • Silvinichthys leoncitensis L. A. Fernández, Dominino, Brancolini & Baigún, 2011 Fernández, L., Dominino, J., Brancolini, F. & Baigún, C. (2011): [http://www.pfeil-verlag.de/04biol/pdf/ief22_3_06.pdf A new catfish species of the genus Silvinichthys (Teleostei: Trichomycteridae) from Leoncito National Park, Argentina.] Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 22 (3): 227-232.
  • Silvinichthys mendozensis (Arratia, Chang G., Menu-Marque & Rojas M., 1978)
  • Silvinichthys pachonensis L. A. Fernández & Liotta, 2016 Fernández, L. & Liotta, J. (2016): [http://www.pfeil-verlag.de/04biol/pdf/ief27_4_12.pdf 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.
  • Silvinichthys pedernalensis L. A. Fernández, Sanabria & Quiroga, 2017 Fernández, L., Sanabria, E.A. & Quiroga, L.B. (2017): [http://abc.museucienciesjournals.cat/volume-40-1-2017/description-of-silvinichthys-pedernalensis-n-sp-teleostei-siluriformes-from-the-andean-cordillera-of-southern-south-america/?lang=en Description of Silvinichthys pedernalensis n. sp. (Teleostei, Siluriformes) from the Andean Cordillera of southern South America.] Animal Biodiversity and Conservation, 40 (1): 41-47.

References