Pimelodidae

Bolt Catfish

Aguarunichthys torosus

Catfish found only in the Maranon of Peru

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

Aguarunichthys torosus, the bolt catfish or yellow-band catfish, locally piranambu, is a species of benthopelagic catfish of the family Pimelodidae that is native to Cenepa River basin in Amazon River drainage of Peru. This species is only found in Río Marañón in the upper Amazon basin of Peru. It grows to a length of 346 millimetres (13.6 in).