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Xyliphius
Xyliphius is a genus of banjo catfishes from South America
7 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 7 known species

Magdalena Banjo Catfish
speciesXyliphius magdalenae

Xyliphius melanopterus
speciesXyliphius melanopterus

Xyliphius lepturus
speciesXyliphius lepturus

Xyliphius sofiae
speciesXyliphius sofiae
Xyliphius barbatus
speciesXyliphius barbatus
Xyliphius anachoretes
speciesXyliphius anachoretes
Xyliphius kryptos
speciesXyliphius kryptos
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 92887.