Trichomycteridae

Bullockia maldonadoi

Bullockia maldonadoi

One Chilean catfish holding an entire genus alone

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

Bullockia maldonadoi is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Trichomycteridae, the pencil and parasitic catfishes. It is the only species in the monospecific genus Bullockia. This catfish is endemic to Chile where it is distributed from the Maule River to the Imperial River.