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Chaco catfish (Lepthoplosternum pectorale)
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Ecological Illustration of Chaco catfish (Lepthoplosternum pectorale)
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Callichthyidae

Chaco catfish

Lepthoplosternum pectorale

Six Centimeters Catfish

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

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

Class
Teleosts
Order
Catfishes
Family
Callichthyidae
Genus
Lepthoplosternum
Water type
Freshwater
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