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Phreatobiidae
Phreatobius sanguijuela
Phreatobius sanguijuela
- Tropical
- Southern Hemisphere
- Regional distribution
- Freshwater fish
- South America
- Elongated
- Small
- Tropical fish
Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Elongated
SmallPhreatobius sanguijuela is a South American species of heptapterid catfish that lives in underground waters.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Order
- Catfishes
- Family
- Phreatobiidae
- Genus
- Phreatobius
- Maximum length
- 4.2 cm
- Water
- Freshwater
- Body shape
- elongated
- Distribution
- South America: artificial wells near Río Paraguá, a tributary of the Río Iténez in Bolivia.
- Conservation status
- CRCritically Endangered
Class
Family
Conservation status
