Galeichthys Valenciennes, 1840

Marceniuk, Alexandre Pires, Oliveira, Claudio & Ferraris Jr, Carl J., 2024, A new classification of the family Ariidae (Osteichthyes: Ostariophysi: Siluriformes) based on combined analyses of morphological and molecular data, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 200 (2), pp. 426-476 : 431

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scientific name

Galeichthys Valenciennes, 1840
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Galeichthys Valenciennes, 1840 View in CoL View at ENA

MP 100, BI 1, ML 100

( Figs 1–3, 4A View Figure 4 – 5 View Figure 5 )

Type species: Galeichthys feliceps Valenciennes, 1840 .

Diagnosis

That of the Galeichthyinae , above.

Included species

Galeichthys ater Castelnau, 1861

Galeichthys feliceps Valenciennes, 1840

Galeichthys peruvianus Lütken, 1874

Galeichthys trowi Kulongowski, 2010 *.

Remarks

Total-evidence analysis corroborated previous morphological ( Marceniuk and Menezes 2007, Marceniuk et al. 2012) and molecular (Betancur-R.2009) studiesregardingthemonophylyandrelationship of the genus. Supported by morphological and molecular data, Betancur-R. et al. (2007) had the same interpretation of the phylogenetic relationship of Galeichthys , examining only Galeichthys ater and Galeichthys peruvianus , whereas Kailola (2004), based only on morphological evidence, recognized the same species composition, but with a unique hypothesis of phylogenetic relationships.

Habitat and distribution: Marine, southern Africa, and north-western coast of South America ( Fig. 4 View Figure 4 ).

Kailola PJ. A phylogenetic exploration of the catfish family Ariidae (Otophysi: Siluriformes). The Beagle, Records of Museum Art Galleries of North Territory 2004; 20: 87 - 166.

Marceniuk AP, Menezes NA. Systematics of the family Ariidae (Ostariophysi, Siluriformes), with a redefinition of the genera. Zootaxa 2007; 1416: 1 - 126.

Marceniuk AP, Menezes NA, Britto MR. Phylogenetic analysis of the family Ariidae (Ostariophysi: Siluriformes), with a hypothesis on the monophyly and relationships of the genera. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 2012; 165: 534 - 669. https: // doi. org / 10.1111 / j. 1096 - 3642.2012.00822. x

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Figure 4. Representative skulls, in dorsal view, and distribution of the subfamilies Galeichthyinae (pink) and Bagreinae (light blue).A, Galeichthys peruvianus, MZUSP 94844. B, Bagre bagre, MPEG 32804.* marine.

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Figure 5. Galeichthys feliceps, syntype MNHN A-9363, south-eastern Atlantic and south-western Indian Ocean, type species of the genus.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Order

Siluriformes

Family

Ariidae