title: Diplomystes
text: # Diplomystes
  
  Diplomystes is a genus of velvet catfishes, a primitive family of catfishes (order Siluriformes) endemic to Chile.
  
  ## Species
  
  There are currently three recognized species in this genus:
  
  * Diplomystes camposensis Arratia, 1987
  * Diplomystes chilensis (Molina, 1782) (Tollo)
  * Diplomystes nahuelbutaensis Arratia, 1987
  