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Pimelodidae
Leiarius pictus
Leiarius pictus
Black bands from back to tail
- Tropical
- Southern Hemisphere
- Regional distribution
- Freshwater fish
- South America
- Large
- Tropical fish
Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
LargeLeiarius pictus is known around South America as a freshwater fish; It occurs in freshwater habitats, and the largest recorded length is 60 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Order
- Catfishes
- Family
- Pimelodidae
- Genus
- Leiarius
- Maximum length
- 60 cm
- Water
- Freshwater
- Distribution
- South America: Amazon, Essequibo, and Orinoco River basins.
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