Bergiaria is a small genus of long-whiskered catfishes native to South America.
Bergiaria | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Pimelodidae |
Genus: | Bergiaria Eigenmann & Norris, 1901 |
Type species | |
Pimelodus westermanni Lütken, 1874
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Synonyms | |
Bergiella |
Species
editThere are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Bergiaria platana (Steindachner, 1908)
- Bergiaria westermanni (Lütken, 1874)
References
edit- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Bergiaria". FishBase. February 2012 version.