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Acentronichthys

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Acentronichthys leptos is the only species of catfish (order Siluriformes) in the genus Acentronichthys of the family Heptapteridae. This species occurs in coastal streams in Brazil from Rio de Janeiro to Santa Catarina State, in São Mateus, Espírito Santo State and on Leopoldina, Minas Gerais. This species grows to in SL.

Species

GENUS

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

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Specimen records
2
Family
Heptapteridae
Collections
USNM, NHMUK
Recorded in
Brazil

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Heptapteridae
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taxon name
Acentronichthys
taxon rank
genus
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Acentronichthys leptos is the only species of catfish (order Siluriformes) in the genus Acentronichthys of the family Heptapteridae. This species occurs in coastal streams in Brazil from Rio de Janeiro to Santa Catarina State, in São Mateus, Espírito Santo State and on Leopoldina, Minas Gerais. This species grows to in SL.

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