Scoloplax

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Siluriformes

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: Scoloplacidae
Genus: Scoloplax
Species (6): S. baileyi – S. baskini – S. dicra – S. distolothrix – S. dolicholophia – S. empousa

Name

Scoloplax Bailey & Baskin, 1976

• Gender: Feminine
• Type species: Scoloplax dicra Bailey & Baskin, 1976
  • Type by original designation (also monotypic)

References

• Bailey, R.M. & Baskin, J.N. 1976: Scoloplax dicra, a new armored catfish from the Bolivian Amazon. Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan (674): 1–14. PDF
• Rocha, R., Lazzarotto, H. & Rapp Py-Daniel, L. 2012: A New Species of Scoloplax with a Remarkable New Tooth Morphology within Loricarioidea (Siluriformes: Scoloplacidae). Copeia, 2012 (4): 670–677.

Links

• Scoloplax species list in FishBase,
  Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.
• Scoloplax and its species (including synonyms) in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2024. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.

Vernacular names

català: Escoloplàcid
Deutsch: Stachlige Zwergwelse
日本語: スコロプラクス属
lietuvių: Dygliuotosios nykštukinės katžuvės