Fish of Peru

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Scoloplax is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes, it is the only genus in the monotypic family Scoloplacidae, the spiny dwarf catfishes. The catfishes in this genus are found in South America.

Pseudoplatystoma is a genus of several South American catfish species of the family Pimelodidae. The species are known by a number of different common names. They typically inhabit major rivers where they prefer the main channels and tend to stay at maximum depth, but some species can also be seen in lakes, flooded forests, and other freshwater habitats. They have robust bodies and are important food fish. Recently, their populations have been on the drastic decline due to a variety of factors, including overfishing and habitat destruction due to the construction of hydroelectric dams.

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Zapteryx exasperata

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Galeichthys is a genus of sea catfishes in the family Ariidae, the only genus in the subfamily Galeichthyinae. It includes four predominantly marine species distributed in Southern Africa and northwestern South America: Galeichthys ater Castelnau, 1861 (Black sea catfish) Galeichthys feliceps Valenciennes, 1840 (White barbel), the type species Galeichthys peruvianus Lütken, 1874 (Peruvian sea catfish) Galeichthys trowi Kulongowski, 2010

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Chrysobrycon is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes, characins, belonging to the family Stevardiidae. These fishes are found in South America.

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thumb | right | Attonitus ephimeros, 48 mm long, collected from the upper Rio Ucayali Attonitus is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes, characins, belonging to the family Stevardiidae. The fishes in this genus are endemic to Peru.

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species of armored catfish

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Scopaeocharax is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Stevardiidae. The fishes in this genus are endemic to Peru, where both species are found in the upper and middle Huallaga River basin.

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Paracetopsis is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Cetopsidae, the whale catfishes. The fishes in this genus are found in South America.

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