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Anteater Catfish
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IUCN EN · Endangered

Anteater Catfish

Conorhynchos conirostris

Conorhynchos conirostris is a monotypic genus of catfish (order Siluriformes).

The spelling of the generic name has been confused; it is currently valid as Conorhynchos as described by Pieter Bleeker in 1858. This catfish has uncertain relationships and is placed incertae sedis in Siluriformes. However, it has been previously been placed in Pimelodidae or Heptapteridae, and grouped into the superfamily Pimelodoidea due to molecular evidence.

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 545789.