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Callichthyidae
Point catfish
Aspidoras poecilus
Three Point Five Centimeters Catfish of the Brazilian Coast
Point catfish is known from South America as a freshwater fish. It occurs in freshwater habitats.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Order
- Catfishes
- Family
- Callichthyidae
- Genus
- Aspidoras
- Maximum length
- 3.5 cm
- Water
- Freshwater
- Body shape
- elongated
- Distribution
- South America: Brazil (Upper Xingu, Araguaia, and Tocantins River basins).
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern

