Dirty thicklip thornycat

Rhinodoras armbrusteri

Nine Point Six Centimeters Catfish of the Amazon Basin

Tropical
Upper river
Southern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
South America
Elongated
Small
Tropical fish

Dirty thicklip thornycat is known around South America as a freshwater fish; It occurs in freshwater habitats, and the species reaches a recorded maximum of 9.6 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Catfishes
Family: Doradidae
Genus: Rhinodoras
Maximum length: 9.6 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: South America: Takutu River (including its tributary, Ireng) that drains into the upper Rio Branco (Amazonas basin), Guyana and Brazil, and the Rupununi River (Essequibo basin) in Guyana.

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