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Trichomycteridae Bleeker, 1858

110568  (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:110568)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Chordata (Phylum)
  4. Vertebrata (Subphylum)
  5. Actinopterygii (Class)
  6. Siluriformes (Order)
  7. Trichomycteridae (Family)
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  1. Genus Acanthopoma Lütken, 1892
  2. Genus Ammoglanis Costa, 1994
  3. Genus Apomatoceros Eigenmann, 1922
  4. Genus Arhinoglanis DoNascimiento, Ortega-Lara, Albornoz-Garzón, Román-Valencia & Lujan, 2026
  5. Genus Bullockia Arratia, Chang, Menu-Marque & Rojas, 1978
  6. Genus Cambeva Katz, Barbosa, De Oliveira Mattos & da Costa, 2018
  7. Genus Copionodon de Pinna, 1992
  8. Genus Diamantiglanis Costa, Henschel, Feltrin & Mattos in Costa et al., 2026
  9. Genus Eremophilus Humboldt, 1805
  10. Genus Glanapteryx Myers, 1927
  11. Genus Glaphyropoma de Pinna, 1992
  12. Genus Haemomaster Myers, 1927
  13. Genus Hatcheria Eigenmann, 1909
  14. Genus Henonemus Eigenmann & Ward in Eigenmann, McAtee & Ward, 1907
  15. Genus Homodiaetus Eigenmann & Ward in Eigenmann, McAtee & Ward, 1907
  16. Genus Hyaloglanis Pinna, Reis & DoNascimiento, 2025
  17. Genus Ituglanis Costa & Bockmann, 1993
  18. Genus Listrura de Pinna, 1988
  19. Genus Malacoglanis Myers & Weitzman, 1966
  20. Genus Megalocentor de Pinna & Britski, 1991
  21. Genus Microcambeva Costa & Bockmann, 1994
  22. Genus Miuroglanis Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889
  23. Genus Ochmacanthus Eigenmann, 1912
  24. Genus Paracanthopoma Giltay, 1935
  25. Genus Parastegophilus Miranda Ribeiro, 1946
  26. Genus Paravandellia Miranda Ribeiro, 1912
  27. Genus Pareiodon Kner, 1855
  28. Genus Plectrochilus Miranda Ribeiro, 1917
  29. Genus Potamoglanis Henschel, Mattos, Katz & Costa, 2018
  30. Genus Pseudostegophilus Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889
  31. Genus Pygidianops Myers, 1944
  32. Genus Rhinotridens Datovo, Ochoa, Vita, Presti, Ohara & de Pinna, 2023
  33. Genus Rhizosomichthys Miles, 1943
  34. Genus Salpynx Pinna, Reis & DoNascimiento, 2025
  35. Genus Sarcoglanis Myers & Weitzman, 1966
  36. Genus Schultzichthys Dahl, 1960
  37. Genus Scleronema Eigenmann, 1917
  38. Genus Silvinichthys Arratia, 1998
  39. Genus Stauroglanis de Pinna, 1989
  40. Genus Stegophilus Reinhardt, 1859
  41. Genus Stenolicmus de Pinna & Starnes, 1990
  42. Genus Trichogenes Britski & Ortega, 1983
  43. Genus Trichomycterus Valenciennes, 1832
  44. Genus Tridens Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889
  45. Genus Tridensimilis Schultz, 1944
  46. Genus Tridentopsis Myers, 1925
  47. Genus Typhlobelus Myers, 1944
  48. Genus Vandellia Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1846
  49. Genus Astemomycterus Guichenot, 1860 accepted as Pareiodon Kner, 1855
  50. Genus Bathophilus Miles, 1942 accepted as Rhizosomichthys Miles, 1943 (synonym)
  51. Genus Bathypygidium Whitley, 1947 accepted as Rhizosomichthys Miles, 1943
  52. Genus Branchioica Eigenmann, 1917 accepted as Paravandellia Miranda Ribeiro, 1912
  53. Genus Centrophorus Kner, 1859 accepted as Pareiodon Kner, 1855 (synonym)
  54. Genus Cobitiglanis Fowler, 1914 accepted as Henonemus Eigenmann & Ward in Eigenmann, McAtee & Ward, 1907
  55. Genus Cryptocambeva Costa, 2021 accepted as Trichomycterus Valenciennes, 1832 (Treated as subgenus)
  56. Genus Gyrinurus Miranda Ribeiro, 1912 accepted as Ochmacanthus Eigenmann, 1912
  57. Genus Humboldtglanis Costa, 2021 accepted as Trichomycterus Valenciennes, 1832 (Treated as subgenus)
  58. Genus Megacambeva Costa, 2021 accepted as Trichomycterus Valenciennes, 1832 (Treated as subgenus)
  59. Genus Parabranchioica Devincenzi & Vaz-Ferreira in Devincenzi, 1939 accepted as Paravandellia Miranda Ribeiro, 1912
  60. Genus Paracambeva Costa, 2021 accepted as Trichomycterus Valenciennes, 1832 (Treated as subgenus)
  61. Genus Paralistrura Costa & Katz, 2021 accepted as Listrura de Pinna, 1988 (Treated as subgenus)
  62. Genus Pariodon Günther, 1864 accepted as Pareiodon Kner, 1855
  63. Genus Plesioscleronema Costa, Sampaio, Giongo, de Almeida, Azevedo-Santos & Katz, 2022 accepted as Scleronema Eigenmann, 1917 (Treated as valid subgenus)
  64. Genus Pleurophysus Miranda Ribeiro, 1918 accepted as Paravandellia Miranda Ribeiro, 1912
  65. Genus Prolistrura Costa & Katz, 2021 accepted as Listrura de Pinna, 1988 (Treated as subgenus)
  66. Genus Psammocambeva Costa, 2021 accepted as Trichomycterus Valenciennes, 1832 (Treated as subgenus)
  67. Genus Pterocambeva Costa & Katz, 2021 accepted as Microcambeva Costa & Bockmann, 1994 (Treated as subgenus)
  68. Genus Thrichomycterus Humboldt, 1805 accepted as Eremophilus Humboldt, 1805
  69. Genus Thrychomycterus Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1846 accepted as Trichomycterus Valenciennes, 1832
  70. Genus Thrycomycterus accepted as Trichomycterus Valenciennes, 1832
  71. Genus Trachypoma Giebel, 1871 accepted as Eremophilus Humboldt, 1805 (synonym)
  72. Genus Trichocambeva Costa & Katz, 2021 accepted as Microcambeva Costa & Bockmann, 1994 (Treated as subgenus)
  73. Genus Urinophilus Eigenmann, 1918 accepted as Vandellia Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1846
  74. Genus Paradostegophilus (uncertain, unassessed)
  75. Genus Pygidium Meyen, 1834 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
marine, brackish
recent only
Not documented
Taxonomic remark Also cited as Pygidiidae  
Taxonomic remark Also cited as Pygidiidae [details]
IRMNG (2025). Trichomycteridae Bleeker, 1858. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=110568 on 2026-05-21
Date
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2006-09-19 22:00:00Z
created
Rees, Tony
2011-12-31 23:00:00Z
changed
Rees, Tony
2023-05-21 02:50:04Z
changed
Girard, Jean-Sébastien

basis of record Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes. [details] 

additional source Van Der Laan, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Fricke, R. (2014). Family-group names of Recent fishes. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3882(1): 1-230., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1 [details] 

current name source Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes (online version), 2012 version. , available online at https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details] 

extant flag source Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes. [details] 

habitat flag source FishBase [details] 
Unreviewed
Classification Eukaryota (Superkingdom) > Animalia (Kingdom) > Eumetazoa (Subkingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Osteichthyes (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Siluriformes (Order) > Trichomycteridae (Family) [details]

Descriptive info From FishBase: Freshwater. FishBase flag: All Freshwater. [details]

Taxonomic remark Also cited as Pygidiidae [details]
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