Agamyxis

Agamyxis is a genus of thorny catfishes.

Species

GENUS

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassTeleostei
OrderSiluriformes
FamilyDoradidae

Habitatfreshwater

Observations recorded258

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 19
Family: Doradidae
Collections: INHS, USNM, AUM, INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA (INPA), MNHN
Recorded in: Venezuela, Bolivia, United States, Brasil, Bolivie

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Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Doradidae
Image: Agamyxis.jpg

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taxon rank: genus
taxon name: Agamyxis
Commons category: Agamyxis
topic's main category: Category:Agamyxis

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Distribution
Description
Ecology
In the aquarium
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Agamyxis is a genus of thorny catfishes.

== Species == There are currently two recognized species in this genus: Agamyxis albomaculatus (W. K. H. Peters, 1877) (Spiny cat-fish) Agamyxis pectinifrons (Cope, 1870) (Spotted Raphael catfish, Spotted doradid, Whitebarred catfish)

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