Conorhynchos

Conorhynchos
Conservation status
	; Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Superfamily:	Pimelodoidea
Family:	incertae sedis
Genus:	Conorhynchos; Bleeker, 1858
Species:	C. conirostris
Binomial name
	Conorhynchos conirostris; (Valenciennes, 1840)
Synonyms
	Conorhynchus conirostris; (Valenciennes, 1840); Conorhynchus glaber; Steindachner, 1877; Conorynchus conirostris; (Valenciennes, 1840); Pimelodus conirostris; Valenciennes, 1840;

Conorhynchos conirostris is a monotypic genus of catfish (order Siluriformes).

The spelling of the generic name has been confused; it is currently valid as Conorhynchos as described by Pieter Bleeker in 1858.^[1] This catfish has unknown relationships. It does not appear to be assignable to any family and is placed incertae sedis.^[1] However, it has been grouped into the superfamily Pimelodoidea due to molecular evidence.^[2]

Conorhynchos conirostris is endemic to the São Francisco River in Brazil and is considered a symbol of the river.^[3] This fish can reach 53.5 centimetres (21.1 in) in standard length^[4] and 13 kilograms (29 lb) in weight.^[3] This fish is of commercial interest,^[3] and is considered threatened by Brazil's Ministry of the Environment.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b Ferraris, Carl J. Jr. (2007). "Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1418: 1–628. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1418.1.1.
^ Sullivan, JP; Lundberg JG; Hardman M (2006). "A phylogenetic analysis of the major groups of catfishes (Teleostei: Siluriformes) using rag1 and rag2 nuclear gene sequences". Mol Phylogenet Evol. 41 (3): 636–62. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2006.05.044. PMID 16876440.
^ ^a ^b ^c Daniella Cristina Januário Ribeiro (2002). "Biologia Reprodutiva do Pirá Conorhynchus conirostris Valenciennes, 1840 (Pisces: Pimelodidae) do Rio São Francisco, Região de Pirapora, Minas Gerais (Portuguese)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 4, 2004. Retrieved 2007-06-04.
^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Conorhynchos conirostris". FishBase. February 2012 version.
^ ICMBio (Ministry of the Environment, Brazil): Portaria MMA nº 445, de 17 de dezembro de 2014 Archived 2022-05-03 at the Wayback Machine. Lista de Especies Ameaçadas - Saiba Mais. Retrieved 1 December 2018.

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[Ferraris-1] Ferraris, Carl J. Jr. (2007). "Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1418: 1–628. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1418.1.1.

[Sullivan-2] Sullivan, JP; Lundberg JG; Hardman M (2006). "A phylogenetic analysis of the major groups of catfishes (Teleostei: Siluriformes) using rag1 and rag2 nuclear gene sequences". Mol Phylogenet Evol. 41 (3): 636–62. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2006.05.044. PMID 16876440.

[Ribeiro-3] Daniella Cristina Januário Ribeiro (2002). "Biologia Reprodutiva do Pirá Conorhynchus conirostris Valenciennes, 1840 (Pisces: Pimelodidae) do Rio São Francisco, Região de Pirapora, Minas Gerais (Portuguese)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 4, 2004. Retrieved 2007-06-04.

[4] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Conorhynchos conirostris". FishBase. February 2012 version.

[5] ICMBio (Ministry of the Environment, Brazil): Portaria MMA nº 445, de 17 de dezembro de 2014 Archived 2022-05-03 at the Wayback Machine. Lista de Especies Ameaçadas - Saiba Mais. Retrieved 1 December 2018.

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