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Auchenipterus osteomystax (Miranda Ribeiro, 1918) |
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photo by
Equipe de Ictiologia do Nupélia |
| Family: | Auchenipteridae (Driftwood catfishes), subfamily: Auchenipterinae | |||
| Max. size: | 39 cm TL (male/unsexed); 43 cm TL (female); max.weight: 380.0 g; max.weight: 634.0 g | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | South America: La Plata River basin, Tocantins River, and several rivers of lower Amazon River basin. | |||
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| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 12 August 2020 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||