Mouse Catfish

Tenellus leporhinus

Fish Reaching Seventeen Point Three Centimeters in South American Waters

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

Tenellus leporhinus is a species of thorny catfish native to Brazil, Guyana and Venezuela where it is found in the Orinoco, Branco, Trombetas and Essequibo River basina.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Catfishes
Family: Doradidae
Genus: Tenellus
Water type: Freshwater