Genidens sp.

Family: Ariidae
Order: Siluriformes
Class: Actinopterygii
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia

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Description

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

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)

Source: Wikipedia, article Genidens sp.. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 18/07/2026.

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2038577

28/05/2024

Uruguay

Maldonado

Punta Negra, Piriápolis

Enrico H. Vicentini

882884

27/01/2019

Argentina

Buenos Aires

Playa Sur, Mar de Ajó

Diego Trillo