New Species of 2008!

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DRIFTWOOD CATFISH:
Gelanoglanis travieso

A new species of Gelanoglanis (Siluriformes: Auchenipteridae) from the Marañon River (Amazon Basin), northeastern Perú.

Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 157: 181-188.

 

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CATFISH:
Phenacorhamdia provenzanoi
Phenacorhamdia taphorni

The Venezuelan species of Phenacorhamdia (Siluriformes: Heptapteridae), with the description of two new species and a remarkable new tooth morphology for siluriforms.

Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 157: 163-180.

 

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PIM CATFISH:
Pimelodus pintado

Pimelodus pintado (Siluriformes: Pimelodidae), a new species of catfish from affluent rivers of Laguna Merín, Uruguay, South America.

Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 157: 149-162.

 

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HILLSTREAM CATFISH:
Glyptothorax plectilis

Glyptothorax plectilis, a new species of hillstream catfish from northern Sumatra (Teleostei: Sisoridae).

Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 157: 137-147.

 

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SYNODONTIS CATFISH:
Synodontis kogonensis
Synodontis ouemeensis

Designation of a neotype for Synodontis schall (Bloch and Schneider, 1801) and description of two new species of Synodontis (Siluriformes: Mochokidae).

http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~content=a794849944~db=all~order=page - abstract

 

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BAGRID CATFISH:
Nanobagrus torquatus

A new species of Nanobagrus (Teleostei: Bagridae) from southern Sumatra.

Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 157: 67-72.

 

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CATFISH:
Liobagrus aequilabris

A new species of Liobagrus (Siluriformes: Amblycipitidae) from Southern China.

Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 157: 37-43.

 

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CATFISH:
Chrysichthys turkana

A new species of Chrysichthys (Siluriformes: Claroteidae) from Lake Turkana, Kenya.

Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 157: 25-36.

 

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SUCKERMOUTH CATFISH:
Atopodontus adriaensi

Atopodontus adriaensi, a new genus and species of African suckermouth catfish from the Ogooué and Nyanga River systems of Gabon (Siluriformes: Mochokidae).

Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 157: 13-23.

 

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CATFISH:
Synodontis woleuensis

Synodontis woleuensis (Siluriformes: Mochokidae), a new species of catfish from Gabon and Equatorial Guinea, Africa.

Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 157: 3-12.