Orinoco Thicklip Thornycat

Rhinodoras gallagheri

Elongated Catfish from the Orinoco Basin

Tropical
Southern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
South America
Elongated
Medium
Tropical fish

Orinoco Thicklip Thornycat is known around South America as a freshwater fish; It occurs in freshwater habitats, and records give a maximum length of 15 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Catfishes
Family: Doradidae
Genus: Rhinodoras
Maximum length: 15 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: South America: Río Apure, Río Capanaparo and Río Arauca of the middle Orinoco in Venezuela; and Río Aguas de Limón in Colombia.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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