Trichogenes
| Trichogenes | |
|---|---|
| Trichogenes claviger | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Trichomycteridae |
| Subfamily: | Trichogeninae Isbrücker, 1986 |
| Genus: | Trichogenes Britski & Ortega, 1983 |
| Type species | |
| Trichogenes longipinnis Britski & Ortega, 1983
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Trichogenes is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Trichomycteridae, the pencil and parasitic catfishes. It is currently the only genus in the monogeneric subfamily Trichogeninae. These catfishes are found in South America.
A third species, T. beagle, was described in 2020 from archival material of unknown origin. The occurrence of the new species in the wild is unknown.