Diplomystes
| Diplomystes | |
|---|---|
| Diplomystes nahuelbutaensis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Suborder: | Diplomystoidei Grande, 1987 |
| Family: | Diplomystidae C. H. Eigenmann, 1890 |
| Genus: | Diplomystes Bleeker, 1858 |
| Type species | |
| Arius papillosus Valenciennes, 1840
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| Synonyms | |
Diplomystes is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the monotypic family Diplomystidae, the velvet catfishes. These are basal catfishes endemic to freshwater habitats in Argentina and Chile in southern South America.