Ucamara catfish

Lepthoplosternum ucamara

Tropical
Southern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
South America
Small
Tropical fish

Lepthoplosternum ucamara is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Callichthyidae and the subfamily Callichthyinae, the armoured catfishes. This species is known from the Pacaya-Samiria National Reserve in the lower Ucayali River in Peru and from the area of confluence of the Solimões River and Japurá River in Brazil.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Catfishes
Family: Callichthyidae
Genus: Lepthoplosternum
Maximum length: 4.6 cm
Water: Freshwater
Distribution: South America: Peru and Brazil; very likely ot occur at the intermediate whitewater floodplain localities along much of the upper Amazon.

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