Asterophysus batrachus

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Asterophysus batrachus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Auchenipteridae
Subfamily: Auchenipterinae
Genus: Asterophysus
Kner, 1857
Species: A. batrachus
Binomial name
Asterophysus batrachus
Kner, 1857

Asterophysus batrachus, the Gulper Catfish, is a species of catfish (order Siluriformes) of the family Auchenipteridae. It is the only species of the genus Asterophysus.[1] This species originates from the Orinoco and Rio Negro basins of Venezuela and Brazil.[1] It grows to a length of about 25.0 centimetres (9.84 in) SL.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Ferraris, Carl J., Jr. (2007). "Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types" (PDF). Zootaxa 1418: 1–628. 
  2. ^ "Asterophysus batrachus". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. July 2007 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2007.
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