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Trichomycteridae
Giant Pencil Catfish
Trichomycterus giganteus
Twenty Point Four Centimeters Catfish from the Brazilian Coast
- Tropical
- Upper river
- Southern Hemisphere
- Regional distribution
- Freshwater fish
- South America
- Medium
- Tropical fish
Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
MediumGiant Pencil Catfish is a freshwater fish found around South America. It inhabits freshwater habitats. Records give a maximum length of 20.4 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Order
- Catfishes
- Family
- Trichomycteridae
- Genus
- Trichomycterus
- Maximum length
- 20.4 cm
- Water
- Freshwater
- Distribution
- South America: Upper Rio Guandu basin in southeastern Brazil.
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Order
Family
Conservation status
