Epapterus

Taxobox
name = "Epapaterus"
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Actinopterygii
ordo = Siluriformes
familia = Auchenipteridae
subfamilia = Auchenipterinae
genus = "Epapterus"
genus_authority = Cope, 1878
type_species = "Epapterus dispilurus"
type_species_authority = Cope, 1878
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision =
"Epapterus blohmi"
Vari, Jewett, Taphorn & Gilbert, 1984
"Epapterus dispilurus"
Cope, 1878

"Epapterus" is a genus of catfishes (order Siluriformes) of the family Auchenipteridae. It includes two species, "E. blohmi" and "E. dispilurus".cite journal|url=http://silurus.acnatsci.org/ACSI/library/biblios/2007_Ferraris_Catfish_Checklist.pdf|title=Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types|first=Carl J., Jr.|last=Ferraris|journal=Zootaxa|volume=1418|pages=1–628|year=2007|format=PDF]

"E. blohmi" is distributed in the Orinoco River basin and Tuy River of the Caribbean coast of Venezuela. "E. blohmi" grows to 8.5 cm (3.3 in) SL. It is found in a variety of habitats where there is poor visibility and the water is still or slow-flowing. It feeds on filamentous algae and other plant material during the dry season.FishBase species|genus=Epapaterus|species=blohmi|year=2008|month=Sep]

"E. dispilurus" is distributed in the central and western parts of the Amazon River basin along and south of the main channel of the AmazonRiver, and Paraguay River basin in Paraguay, northern Argentina and southern Brazil. "E. dispilurus" grows to 12.3 cm (4.8 in) SL. It inhabits the lower part of larger rivers. They are nocturnal, but are also active during dusk and dawn. They feed on smaller fish.FishBase species|genus=Epapaterus|species=dispilurus|year=2008|month=Sep]

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