Xyliphius anachoretes Figueiredo & Britto, 2010
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Xyliphius anachoretes Figueiredo & Britto, 2010
- Name authority
- Figueiredo & Britto, 2010
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Siluriformes
- Family
- Aspredinidae
- Genus
- Xyliphius
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderSiluriformes
- familyAspredinidae Adams, 1854
- genusXyliphius Eigenmann, 1912
- speciesXyliphius anachoretes Figueiredo & Britto, 2010
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Xyliphius. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Xyliphius kryptos Taphorn & Lilyestrom, 1983 | AspredinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Xyliphius magdalenae Eigenmann, 1912 | AspredinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Xyliphius melanopterus Orcés V., 1962 | AspredinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Xyliphius sofiae Sabaj, Carvalho & Reis, 2017 | AspredinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Xyliphius barbatus Alonso de Arámburu & Arámburu, 1962 | AspredinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Xyliphius lepturus Orcés V., 1962 | AspredinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Figueiredo, C. A., & Britto, M. R. (2010). A new species of Xyliphius, a rarely sampled banjo catfish (Siluriformes: Aspredinidae) from the rio Tocantins-Araguaia system. Neotropical Ichthyology, 8. https://doi.org/10.1590/s1679-62252010000100013 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:5CKDJ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.