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Auchenipteridae
Tympanopleura piperata
Tympanopleura piperata
Auchenipterid Fish of the Amazon Basin
- Tropical
- Upper river
- Southern Hemisphere
- Regional distribution
- Freshwater fish
- South America
- Small
- Tropical fish
Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
SmallTympanopleura piperata is a species of driftwood catfish of the family Auchenipteridae. It can be found on the Essequibo River, Guyana.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Order
- Catfishes
- Family
- Auchenipteridae
- Genus
- Tympanopleura
- Maximum length
- 9.5 cm
- Water
- Freshwater
- Distribution
- South America: Essequibo and upper Negro rivers near confluence of Branco River.
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