Betancurichthys
| Betancurichthys | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Ariidae |
| Subfamily: | Ariinae |
| Genus: | Marceniuk, Oliveira & Ferraris, 2023 |
| Type species | |
| Arius madagascariensis Vaillant, 1894 | |
Betancurichthys is a genus of freshwater sea catfishes found on the island of Madagascar. There are currently three described species.
Species
- Betancurichthys festinus (Ng & Sparks, 2003)
- Betancurichthys madagascariensis (Vaillant, 1894) (Madagascar sea catfish)
- Betancurichthys uncinatus (Ng & Sparks, 2003)
References
- Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Betancurichthys". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
- Marceniuk, A. P.; C. Oliveira; C. J. Ferraris, Jr. (2023). "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): 426–476. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlad078.