Brachyglanis

Brachyglanis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Heptapteridae
Genus:	Brachyglanis C. H. Eigenmann, 1912
Type species
Brachyglanis frenata C. H. Eigenmann, 1912
Species
See text.

Brachyglanis is a genus of Three-barbeled catfishes native to South America.

Species

There are currently six recognized species in this genus:[1]

• Brachyglanis frenatus C. H. Eigenmann, 1912
• Brachyglanis magoi Fernández-Yépez, 1967
• Brachyglanis melas C. H. Eigenmann, 1912
• Brachyglanis microphthalmus Bizerril, 1991
• Brachyglanis nocturnus G. S. Myers, 1928
• Brachyglanis phalacra C. H. Eigenmann, 1912

References

1. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Brachyglanis". FishBase. December 2011 version.