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Black-top Mouse Catfish (Hassar orestis)
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Black-top Mouse Catfish (Hassar orestis) specimen
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Doradidae

Black-top Mouse Catfish

Hassar orestis

Twenty Nine Point Eight Centimeters Catfish of the Orinoco Basin

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

Black-top Mouse Catfish is known from South America as a freshwater fish. It occurs in freshwater habitats.

Family
Doradidae
Genus
Hassar
Maximum length
29.8 cm
Water
Freshwater
Distribution
South America: Amazon, Orinoco and Essequibo River basins.
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