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Aspredinidae
Banjo Catfish
Xyliphius lepturus
Thirteen Point Two Centimeters Catfish from the Orinoco Basin
- Tropical
- Upper river
- Southern Hemisphere
- Regional distribution
- Freshwater fish
- South America
- Small
- Tropical fish
Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
SmallBanjo Catfish is a freshwater fish of South America. The species occupies freshwater habitats. The largest recorded length is 13.2 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Order
- Catfishes
- Family
- Aspredinidae
- Genus
- Xyliphius
- Maximum length
- 13.2 cm
- Water
- Freshwater
- Distribution
- South America: upper Amazon and Orinoco River basins.
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Order
Family
Conservation status
