Trichogenes is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Trichomycteridae, the pencil and parasitic catfishes.[2] It is currently the only genus in the monogeneric subfamily Trichogeninae. These catfishes are found in South America.
| Trichogenes | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Trichogenes claviger | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Trichomycteridae |
| Subfamily: | Trichogeninae Isbrücker, 1986[1] |
| Genus: | Trichogenes Britski & Ortega, 1983[2] |
| Type species | |
| Trichogenes longipinnis Britski & Ortega, 1983[3] | |
A third species, T. beagle, was described in 2020 from archival material of unknown origin. The occurrence of the new species in the wild is unknown.[4]
Etymology
editThe name Trichogenes is composed of the words "Tricho", referring to its family, the Trichomycteridae, and "genes", referring to the genus Helogenes due to its superficial resemblance to the latter.[3]
Distribution
editSpecies
editTrichogenes contains the following valid species:[5]
- Trichogenes beagle de Pinna, V. Reis & Britski, 2020
- Trichogenes claviger de Pinna, Helmer, Britski & Nunes, 2010
- Trichogenes longipinnis Britski & Ortega, 1983
References
edit- ↑ Richard van der Laan; William N. Eschmeyer & Ronald Fricke (2014). "Family-group names of recent fishes". Zootaxa. 3882 (2): 1–230. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1. PMID 25543675.
- 1 2 Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Trichogeninae". Catalog of Fishes (genus). California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
- 1 2 Britski, H. A.; Ortega, H. (1983). "Trichogenes longipinnis, novo gênero e espécie de Trichomycterinae do sudeste do Brasil (Pisces, Siluriformes)" [Trichogenes longipinnis, a new genus and species of the Trichomycterinae from the southeast of Brazil (Pisces, Siluriformes)] (PDF). Revista Brasileira de Zoologia (in Portuguese). 1 (3): 211–216. doi:10.1590/s0101-81751982000300011.
- ↑ Pinna, Mário C. C. de; Reis, Vinícius (Vinícius José Carvalho); Britski, Heraldo A. (2020). "A new species of Trichogenes (Siluriformes, Trichomycteridae), with a discussion on the homologies of the anterior orbital bones in trichomycterids and other loricarioids". American Museum Novitates (3951). hdl:2246/7115.
- 1 2 Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Trichogenes". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 21 November 2025.