Black catfish
Trachycorystes trachycorystes
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A catfish from Brazil, Guyana and Venezuela.
- Scientific name
- Trachycorystes trachycorystes
- Family
- Auchenipteridae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Auchenipteridae
- Order
- Siluriformes
- Synonyms
- Auchenipterus obscurus, Auchenipterus trachycorystes, Trachycorystes obscurus, Trachycorystes typus
Origin
- Native region
- América do Sul
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 35 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Bottom
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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