Ancharius (fish)

Short description: Genus of fishes

Ancharius

Ancharius fuscus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Chordata
Class:  | Actinopterygii
Order:  | Siluriformes
Family:  | Anchariidae
Genus:  | Ancharius
Steindachner, 1880
Type species
Ancharius fuscus

Steindachner, 1880

Ancharius, the Vaonas, is a small genus of catfishes (order Siluriformes) of the family Anchariidae.

Ancharius has been variably placed in Mochokidae, Ariidae, and Anchariidae.[1] They are endemic to Madagascar .

## Species

This genus currently contain two described species:[2]

* Ancharius fuscus Steindachner, 1880
* Ancharius griseus H. H. Ng & Sparks, 2005

## References

1. ↑ Ng, Heok Hee; Sparks, John S. (2005). "Revision of the endemic Malagasy catfish family Anchariidae (Teleostei: Siluriformes), with descriptions of a new genus and three new species". Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwaters 16 (4): 303–323.
2. ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Ancharius in FishBase. December 2011 version.

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