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Siluriformes

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Siluriformes [si‚lu̇r·ə′fȯr‚mēz]
(vertebrate zoology)
The catfishes, a distinctive order of actinopterygian fishes in the superorder Ostariophysi, distinguished by a complex Weberian apparatus that involves the fifth vertebrae and one to four pair of barbels.


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Rondineli (2007) estimou fecundidades absolutas baixas para diversas espécies de peixes Siluriformes de porte pequeno do rio Passa Cinco, sub-bacia do Corumbataí--Estado de São Paulo, encontrando os seguintes valores: para Trichomycterus sp.
Catfish TOPICS: Catfish are any of about 31 families and 2,000 species of fish belonging to the order Siluriformes, most of which are found in freshwater.
valenciennesi Jordan, greater N redhorse Order Siluriformes (bullhead and catfish) Family Ictaluridae (bullhead and catfish) Ameriurus catus (Linnaeus), white S catfish A.
 
 
 
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