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Trichogenes
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Trichogenes is a genus of pencil catfishes. It is currently the only genus within the subfamily Trichogeninae.
A third species, T. beagle, was described in 2020 from archival material of unknown origin. The occurrence of the new species in the wild is unknown.[2]
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Etymology
The name Trichogenes is composed of the words 'Tricho', referring to its family, the Trichomycteridae, and 'genes', referring to the genus Helogenes due to its superficial resemblance to the latter.[1]
Distribution
Species
There are currently three recognized species in this genus:[3]
- Trichogenes beagle de Pinna, Reis & Britski, 2020
- Trichogenes claviger de Pinna, Helmer, Britski & Nunes, 2010
- Trichogenes longipinnis Britski & Ortega, 1983
References
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