Ariidae

Chinchaysuyoa labiata

Chinchaysuyoa labiata

Forty Seven Point Five Centimeters Catfish

• Tropical
• Southern Hemisphere
• Regional distribution
• Freshwater fish
• South America
• Medium
• Tropical fish

Chinchaysuyoa labiata is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae. It was first described under the genus Arius as Arius labiatus in 1898. Another species description Hexanematichthys henni, by Homer Glenn Fisher and Carl H. Eigenmann in 1922 is now considered to be a junior synonym.