Epapterus

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Epapterus is a genus of driftwood catfishes found in South America. There are two described species in this genus. The genus was established by Cope in 1878, and its type species is Epapterus dispilurus, also described by Cope in 1878.

Classification:
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Chordata
- Class: Actinopterygii
- Order: Siluriformes
- Family: Auchenipteridae
- Subfamily: Auchenipterinae
- Genus: Epapterus (Cope, 1878)
- Type species: Epapterus dispilurus (Cope, 1878)