Aguarunichthys tocantinsensis

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Aguarunichthys tocantinsensis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Pimelodidae
Genus: Aguarunichthys
Species:
A. tocantinsensis
Binomial name
Aguarunichthys tocantinsensis

The Tocantins pimelodus (Aguarunichthys tocantinsensis) is a species of benthopelagic catfish of the family Pimelodidae that is endemic to Brazil.

It grows to a length of 31.7 cm. [1] It inhabits fresh waters with strong currents and rocky bottom of Tucurui dam, in the Tocantins River. [2] [3]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Aguarunichthys tocantinsensis". FishBase . June 2020 version.
  2. "Cat-eLog Pimelodidae - Aguarunichthys". Planet Catfish. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
  3. "Two new species of Aguarunichthys from the Amazon basin (Siluroidei : Pimelodidae)". Ichthyol. Explor. Frcshwatcrs, Vol. 4, No. 3, pp, 251-260. Retrieved 2020-06-02.