Micromyzon

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: Aspredinidae
Genus: Micromyzon
Species: M. akamai

Name

Micromyzon Friel & Lundberg, 1996: 642

Type species: Micromyzon akamai ♂ Friel & Lundberg, 1996. Type by original designation (also monotypic).

References

• Friel, J.P. & J.G. Lundberg 1996: Micromyzon akamai, gen. et sp. nov., a small and eyeless banjo catfish (Siluriformes: Aspredinidae) from the River Channels of the lower Amazon basin. Copeia, 1996(3): 641–648.
• Burgess, W.E. & L. Finley 1996: An atlas of freshwater and marine catfishes: Update. Tropical Fish Hobbyist. Oct. 1996: 163–174.

Vernacular names

English: Catfish