Diplomystes nahuelbutaensis
| Diplomystes nahuelbutaensis | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Diplomystidae |
| Genus: | Diplomystes |
| Species: | D. nahuelbutaensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Diplomystes nahuelbutaensis Arratia, 1987 | |
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Diplomystes nahuelbutensis Arratia, 1987 | |
Diplomystes nahuelbutaensis is a species of velvet catfish endemic to Chile where it occurs in the Bío-Bío River basin and in the Loncomilla River. It grows to a length of 26.0 centimetres (10.2 in) TL and is a component of local commercial fisheries as well as being a gamefish.
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Diplomystes nahuelbutaensis" in FishBase. December 2011 version.
- World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1996. Diplomystes nahuelbutensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 4 August 2007.