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Zamurito (Calophysus macropterus)
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Ecological Illustration of Zamurito (Calophysus macropterus)
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Pimelodidae

Zamurito

Calophysus macropterus

It attacks fish already caught in nets

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

Zamurito is known from South America as a freshwater fish. It occurs in freshwater habitats.

Class
Teleosts
Order
Catfishes
Family
Pimelodidae
Genus
Calophysus
Water type
Freshwater
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