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Aphanotorulus
Aphanotorulus is a genus of armored catfishes native to the Amazon, Orinoco, Essequibo and Jaguaribe basins in South America. They typically occur on a sand or gravel bottom in slow to moderately flowing rivers and streams, but some species occur in areas with fast current. The largest species in the genus reaches up to 51 cm (20 in) in standard length.
6 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 6 known species
Aphanotorulus emarginatus
speciesAphanotorulus emarginatus
Aphanotorulus unicolor
speciesAphanotorulus unicolor
Aphanotorulus horridus
speciesAphanotorulus horridus
Aphanotorulus rubrocauda
speciesAphanotorulus rubrocauda
Aphanotorulus ammophilus
speciesAphanotorulus ammophilus
Aphanotorulus gomesi
speciesAphanotorulus gomesi
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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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 86527.