Aguarunichthys torosus

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Aguarunichthys torosus
Aguarunichthys torosus (Santarem, Brazil, 26 August 1865).jpg
Jacques Burkhardt, 1865
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Yasuní National Park
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Pimelodidae
Genus: Aguarunichthys
Species:
A. torosus
Binomial name
Aguarunichthys torosus
Stewart, 1986

Aguarunichthys torosus, the bolt catfish or yellow-band catfish, locally piranambu, is a species of benthopelagic catfish of the family Pimelodidae that is native to Cenepa River basin in Amazon River drainage of Peru. [1] [2]

It is only found in Río Marañón in the upper Amazon basin of Peru. [3] [ additional citation(s) needed ] It grows to a length of 346 millimetres (13.6 in). [4]

References

  1. "Cat-eLog Pimelodidae - Aguarunichthys". Planet Catfish. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
  2. "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.
  3. "Aguarunichthys torosus STEWART, 1986 - Bolt Catfish". Seriously Fish. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
  4. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Aguarunichthys torosus". FishBase . June 2020 version.