Auchenipterus britskii Ferraris & Vari, 1999
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
- Auchenipterus britskii Ferraris & Vari, 1999
- Name authority
- Ferraris & Vari, 1999
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Siluriformes
- Family
- Auchenipteridae
- Genus
- Auchenipterus
- 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
- familyAuchenipteridae Bleeker, 1862
- subfamilyAuchenipterinae Bleeker, 1862
- tribeAuchenipterini Bleeker, 1862
- genusAuchenipterus Valenciennes, 1840
- speciesAuchenipterus britskii Ferraris & Vari, 1999
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Auchenipterus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Auchenipterus brachyurus (Cope, 1878) | AuchenipteridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Auchenipterus menezesi Ferraris & Vari, 1999 | AuchenipteridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Auchenipterus brevior Eigenmann, 1912 | AuchenipteridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Auchenipterus demerarae Eigenmann, 1912 | AuchenipteridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Auchenipterus nigripinnis (Boulenger, 1895) | AuchenipteridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Auchenipterus nuchalis (Spix & Agassiz, 1829) | AuchenipteridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Auchenipterus osteomystax (Miranda Ribeiro, 1918) | AuchenipteridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Auchenipterus ambyiacus Fowler, 1915 | AuchenipteridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Auchenipterus fordicei Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1888 | AuchenipteridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Auchenipterus dentatus Valenciennes, 1840 | AuchenipteridaeChordata | 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.
- Ferraris, C. J. Jr.; Vari, R. P. (1999). The South American catfish genus Auchenipterus Valenciennes, 1840 (Ostariophysi: Siluriformes: Auchenipteridae): monophyly and relationships, with a revisionary study. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 126 (no. 4): 387–450. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.1999.tb00156.x 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:67XS5. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.