Platysilurus
Sign in to savePlatysilurus is a genus of long-whiskered catfishes native to South America.
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderSiluriformes
- FamilyPimelodidae
Habitatfreshwater
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Platysilurus is a genus of long-whiskered catfishes native to South America.
== Taxonomy == Platysilurus is classified under the "Calophysus-Pimelodus clade". Within this clade, it is considered a part of the "Pimelodus-group" of Pimelodids, which also includes Pimelodus, Exallodontus, Duopalatinus, Cheirocerus, Iheringichthys, Bergiaria, Bagropsis, Parapimelodus, Platystomatichthys, and Propimelodus.
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South America
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Animalia
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Ecuador
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Amazon
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