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Pencil Catfish (Trichomycterus borellii)
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Trichomycteridae

Pencil Catfish

Trichomycterus borellii

Catfish Reaching Eleven Centimeters

  • Tropical
  • Southern Hemisphere
  • Regional distribution
  • Freshwater fish
  • South America
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

Pencil Catfish is known around South America as a freshwater fish; It occurs in freshwater habitats, and records give a maximum length of 11 cm.

Class
Teleosts
Order
Catfishes
Family
Trichomycteridae
Genus
Trichomycterus
Water type
Freshwater
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