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Agamyxis is a genus of thorny catfishes.

Agamyxis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Doradidae
Subfamily:	Doradinae
Genus:	Agamyxis Cope, 1878
Type species
Doras pectinifrons Cope, 1870

Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1]

• Agamyxis albomaculatus (W. K. H. Peters, 1877) (Spiny cat-fish)
• Agamyxis pectinifrons (Cope, 1870) (Spotted Raphael catfish, Spotted doradid, Whitebarred catfish)

Distribution

This genus is found in tropical South America.

Description

Both species reach about 15 centimetres (6 in) SL.[1] These species both appear very similar; A. albomaculatus might be slimmer, have more spots and a different pattern on its caudal fin.[2]

Ecology

These catfish are able to make sounds by grinding their pectoral fin bones against their shoulder bones.[2] They can live for 17 years.[2]

In the aquarium

Both species in this genus are popular in the aquarium trade.^{[citation needed]}

See also

• List of freshwater aquarium fish species

References

На других языках

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- [en] Agamyxis

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[ru] Агамиксисы

Агамиксисы[1] (лат. Agamyxis) — род лучепёрых рыб из семейства броняковых, обитающих в Южной Америке.

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