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Auchenipteridae
Auchenipterus fordicei
Auchenipterus fordicei
Four exceptional barbels trail all the way to the vent
- Tropical
- Southern Hemisphere
- Regional distribution
- Freshwater fish
- South America
- Small
- Tropical fish
Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
SmallAuchenipterus fordicei is a freshwater fish from South America. It inhabits freshwater habitats. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 9.9 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Order
- Catfishes
- Family
- Auchenipteridae
- Genus
- Auchenipterus
- Maximum length
- 9.9 cm
- Water
- Freshwater
- Distribution
- South America: Middle Amazon River basin in Brazil.
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Order
Family
Conservation status
