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Auchenipteridae
Suriname herring catfish
Auchenipterus dentatus
Unusually few rakers leave the first arch sparse
- Tropical
- Southern Hemisphere
- Regional distribution
- Freshwater fish
- South America
- Medium
- Tropical fish
Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
MediumSuriname herring catfish is a freshwater fish from South America. It inhabits freshwater habitats. Records give a maximum length of 22.9 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Order
- Catfishes
- Family
- Auchenipteridae
- Genus
- Auchenipterus
- Maximum length
- 22.9 cm
- Water
- Freshwater
- Distribution
- South America: Corantijn, Suriname, Arataye, Sinnamary, and Oyapock rivers.
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Order
Family
Conservation status
