Apomatoceros

Apomatoceros
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Trichomycteridae
Subfamily: Stegophilinae
Genus: Apomatoceros
Eigenmann, 1922
Species:
A. alleni
Binomial name
Apomatoceros alleni
Eigenmann, 1922

Apomatoceros is a genus of catfish (order Siluriformes) of the family Trichomycteridae, its sole representative species being Apomatoceros alleni. This fish grows to about 14.6 centimetres (5.7 in) SL and originates from the Amazon River. The specific name honours the collector of the type, zoologist William Ray Allen (1885–1955) of Indiana University.

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