Hoplomyzon sexpapilostoma | |
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Conservation status | |
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Aspredinidae |
Subfamily: | Hoplomyzontinae |
Genus: | Hoplomyzon |
Species: | H. sexpapilostoma |
Binomial name | |
Hoplomyzon sexpapilostoma Taphorn & Marrero, 1990 |
Hoplomyzon sexpapilostoma is a species of banjo catfish endemic to Venezuela where it is found in the Orinoco River basin. It is the giant of the genus reaching a length of 3.2 cm.