Hoplomyzon is a genus of banjo catfishes that are native to tropical South America.

Hoplomyzon
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Aspredinidae
Subfamily: Hoplomyzontinae
Genus: Hoplomyzon
G. S. Myers, 1942
Type species
Hoplomyzon atrizona
G. S. Myers, 1942

Hoplomyzon species are small, armoured aspredinids, growing up to 32 millimetres (1.3 in) SL in H. sexpapilostoma.[1] Members of this genus are distinguished from all other aspredinids by having each premaxilla with two bony knobs superficially covered by fleshy papillae, the dorsal and ventral armor plates not overlapping, and 2–3 sets of paired pre-anal-fin plates. They also have the maxillary barbels adnate with the head and the pectoral spine less than one-quarter of the fish's standard length.[1]

Species

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There are currently four described species in this genus:[2]

There are also at least two undescribed species, including a blind and unpigmented species.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Friel, John Patrick (1994-12-13). "A Phylogenetic Study of the Neotropical Banjo Catfishes (Teleostei: Siluriformes: Aspredinidae)" (PDF). Duke University, Durham, NC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-08-07.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Hoplomyzon". FishBase. December 2011 version.
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