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Catfish (Rhinelepis aspera)
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Loricariidae

Catfish

Rhinelepis aspera

Forty Nine Centimeters Silurid Fish of South American Waters

  • Tropical
  • Upper river
  • Southern Hemisphere
  • Regional distribution
  • Freshwater fish
  • South America
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

Catfish is known around South America as a freshwater fish; It occurs in freshwater habitats, and the species reaches a recorded maximum of 49 cm.

Maximum length
49 cm
Water
Freshwater
Distribution
South America: São Francisco and upper Paraná River basins.

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