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Auchenipteridae
Catfish
Auchenipterus nigripinnis
A dark chevron clasps the base of each tail lobe
- Black
- Tropical
- Southern Hemisphere
- Regional distribution
- Freshwater fish
- South America
- Medium
- Tropical fish
Black
Tropical
Regional distribution
MediumCatfish is a freshwater fish of South America. The species occupies freshwater habitats. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 20.2 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Order
- Catfishes
- Family
- Auchenipteridae
- Genus
- Auchenipterus
- Maximum length
- 20.2 cm
- Water
- Freshwater
- Distribution
- South America: La Plata River basin.
Class
Order
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