Ossancora asterophysa

Ossancora asterophysa

Sixteen Point Eight Centimeters Catfish of the Amazon Basin

Ossancora asterophysa is a freshwater fish of South America. The species occupies freshwater habitats. Records give a maximum length of 16.8 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Catfishes
Family: Doradidae
Genus: Ossancora
Maximum length: 16.8 cm
Water: Freshwater
Distribution: South America: Amazonas basin in Bolivia, Brazil and Peru; Ilha do Marajó near the mouth of the rio Amazonas to laguna Yarinacocha, an oxbow lake connected to the río Ucayali; río Mamoré and upper Guaporé, Madeira drainage.

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