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Spiny cat-fish (Agamyxis albomaculatus)
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Ecological Illustration of Spiny cat-fish (Agamyxis albomaculatus)
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Doradidae

Spiny cat-fish

Agamyxis albomaculatus

Aquarium catfish of the Orinoco basin

  • White
  • Tropical
  • Southern Hemisphere
  • Regional distribution
  • Freshwater fish
  • South America
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

Spiny cat-fish is known around South America as a freshwater fish; It occurs in freshwater habitats, and records give a maximum length of 15 cm.

Class
Teleosts
Order
Catfishes
Family
Doradidae
Genus
Agamyxis
Water type
Freshwater
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