Sarcoglanis simplex

Sarcoglanis simplex is a species of catfish (order Siluriformes) of the family Trichomycteridae, and the only species of the genus Sarcoglanis.[1] This fish originates from the upper Rio Negro basin of Brazil.[1][2] Stauroglanis is the sister group to a monophyletic group formed by Malacoglanis and Sarcoglanis.[3]

Sarcoglanis simplex
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Trichomycteridae
Subfamily: Sarcoglanidinae
Genus: Sarcoglanis
Myers & Weitzman, 1966
Species:
S. simplex
Binomial name
Sarcoglanis simplex
Myers & Weitzman, 1966

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