| Zungaro | |
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| Zungaro zungaro | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Pimelodidae |
| Genus: | Zungaro Bleeker, 1858 [1] [2] [3] |
| Type species | |
| Zungaro humboldtii [3] Bleeker, 1858 | |
| Synonyms [3] | |
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Zungaro is a genus of long-whiskered catfishes native to South America, with two recognized species as of 2018 [update] : [3] [4]
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