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Class: Teleostei
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Ariidae Sea catfishes
Subfamily: Ariinae
Genus: Aspistor

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Max. Length 25.4 cm SL
 
Aspistor hardenbergi
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Photo by Carvalho Filho, A.

South America
Max. Length 120 cm TL
Aspistor luniscutis (Valenciennes, 1840)

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Aspistor luniscutis
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Photo by Carvalho Filho, A.

South America
Max. Length 50 cm TL
Aspistor quadriscutis (Valenciennes, 1840)

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Aspistor quadriscutis
[Bressou sea catfish]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Aspistor hardenbergi Western Central Pacific 25.4 SL 2000
Aspistor luniscutis South America 120 TL 1840
Aspistor quadriscutis Bressou sea catfish South America 50 TL 1840



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