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  • proper noun A taxonomic order within the superorder Ostariophysi — the catfish.

Etymologies

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Silurus +‎ -iformes

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  • Otocinclus batmani, a new species of hypoptopomatine catfish (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from Columbia and Peru - Pablo Lehmann

    Archive 2007-01-01 2007

  • So by way of a counterpoint some Siluriformes stay small, are colourful, remorslessly active, have beautiful flowing sensitive barbels, prefer fish food to c**p and like to cuddle up in groups.

    PodCastle » PodCastle 55: Bottom Feeding 2009

  • Like other members of the genus, this species is small, with most of the type specimens collected measuring just under 4cm long. link Otocinclus batmani, a new species of hypoptopomatine catfish Siluriformes: Loricariidae from Colombia and Peru.

    New Species of Catfish Named After Batman Staq Mavlen 2007

  • Like other members of the genus, this species is small, with most of the type specimens collected measuring just under 4cm long. link Otocinclus batmani, a new species of hypoptopomatine catfish Siluriformes: Loricariidae from Colombia and Peru.

    Archive 2007-01-01 Staq Mavlen 2007

  • For more information, see the paper: Ng, HH (2009) Two new species of Pseudolaguvia, sisorid catfishes (Teleostei: Siluriformes) from northeastern India.

    Practical Fishkeeping 2010

  • For more information, see the paper: Paixão, AC and M Toledo-Piza (2009) Systematics of Lamontichthys Miranda-Ribeiro (Siluriformes: Loricariidae), with the description of two new species.

    Practical Fishkeeping 2010

  • (Siluriformes: Auchenipteridae) from the lower Amazon basin, Brazil.

    Practical Fishkeeping 2010

  • L167. paper: Hollanda Carvalho, P, FCT Lima and CH Zawadzki (2010) Two new species of the Hypostomus cochliodon group (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the rio Negro basin in Brazil.

    Practical Fishkeeping 2010

  • For more information, see the paper: Paixão, AC and M Toledo-Piza (2009) Systematics of Lamontichthys Miranda-Ribeiro (Siluriformes: Loricariidae), with the description of two new species.

    Practical Fishkeeping 2010

  • Unambiguous parsimony character optimization analyses indicate two to three independent derivations of venom glands within the Siluriformes.

    BioMed Central - Latest articles 2009

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  • Siluriformes is the taxonomic order of catfishes (see siluriformes).

    November 10, 2012