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Thorny Catfish (Oxydoras sifontesi)
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Thorny Catfish (Oxydoras sifontesi) specimen
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Doradidae

Thorny Catfish

Oxydoras sifontesi

Seventy Six Centimeters Catfish of the Orinoco Basin

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

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

Family
Doradidae
Maximum length
76 cm
Water
Freshwater
Distribution
South America: Orinoco River basin in Colombia and Venezuela.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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