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Genidens

Genidens is a genus of sea catfishes found along the Atlantic coast of South America. There are currently four recognized species in this genus.

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Genidens

Genidens genidens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Ariidae
Subfamily:	Ariinae
Genus:	Genidens Castelnau, 1855
Type species
Bagrus genidens Cuvier, 1829

Genidens is a genus of sea catfishes found along the Atlantic coast of South America. There are currently four recognized species in this genus.¹²

Species

Genidens barbus (Lacépède, 1803) (white sea-catfish)
Genidens genidens (G. Cuvier, 1829) (Guri sea-catfish)
Genidens machadoi (A. Miranda-Ribeiro, 1918)
Genidens planifrons (H. Higuchi, E. G. Reis & F. G. Araújo, 1982)

References

References

Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Genidens". FishBase. February 2017 version.
Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Genidens". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 19 July 2017.