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Centromochlus

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Centromochlus is a genus of fish in the family Auchenipteridae native to South America.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassTeleostei
  4. OrderSiluriformes
  5. FamilyAuchenipteridae
Habitatfreshwater

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Specimen records
125
Family
Auchenipteridae
Collections
CUMV, ANSP, UF, CAS, KU, UMMZ
Recorded in
Peru, Brazil, Maynas, Ecuador, Venezuela

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Centromochlus is a genus of fish in the family Auchenipteridae native to South America.

==Species== There are currently 9 recognized species in this genus: Centromochlus akwae Coelho, Chamon & Sarmento-Soares, 2021 Centromochlus carolae (Vari & Ferraris, 2013) Centromochlus existimatus Mees, 1974 Centromochlus heckelii (De Filippi, 1853) Centromochlus macracanthus Soares-Porto, 2000 Centromochlus melanoleucus (Vari & Calegari, 2014) Centromochlus musaicus (Royero-L., 1992) Centromochlus orca Sarmento-Soares, Lazzarotto, Rapp Py-Daniel & Leitão, 2016 Centromochlus schultzi Rössel, 1962

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