Tetranematichthys wallacei

Tetranematichthys wallacei

Twenty Point Six Centimeters Auchenipterid Fish of South American Waters

Tetranematichthys wallacei is a freshwater fish from South America. It inhabits freshwater habitats. The largest recorded length is 20.6 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Catfishes
Family: Auchenipteridae
Genus: Tetranematichthys
Maximum length: 20.6 cm
Water: Freshwater
Distribution: South America: Rio Tocantins, various locations within the Amazon basin, and the southern and southwestern portions of the Rio Orinoco basin. Reports of T. quadrifilis from the Rio Orinoco system are considered herein to refer to T. wallacei , which is the only member of the genus known to occur in this river basin.

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