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Class: Teleostei
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Pimelodidae Long-whiskered catfishes

Genus: Phractocephalus

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Photo by Jean-Francois Helias / Fishing Adventures Thailand

South America
Max. Length 134.9 cm TL
Phractocephalus hemioliopterus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

Photo by Photo by Jean-Francois Helias / Fishing Adventures Thailand
 
Phractocephalus hemioliopterus
[Redtail catfish]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Phractocephalus hemioliopterus Redtail catfish South America 134.9 TL 1801



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