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Scoloplacidae
Pantanal dwarf catfish
Scoloplax empousa
Buried in mud and breathing air
- Tropical
- Southern Hemisphere
- Regional distribution
- Freshwater fish
- South America
- Small
- Tropical fish
Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
SmallPantanal dwarf catfish is a freshwater fish found around South America. It inhabits freshwater habitats. Records give a maximum length of 2 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Order
- Catfishes
- Family
- Scoloplacidae
- Genus
- Scoloplax
- Maximum length
- 2 cm
- Water
- Freshwater
- Distribution
- South America: Amazon and Paraguay/Paraná River basins.
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Order
Family
Conservation status
