Diplomystes chilensis, the tollo or tollo de agua dulce, is a species of velvet catfish endemic to Chile where it is found in the area of Valparaiso and Santiago.[1][3] It grows to a total length of 23 centimetres (9.1 in) and is a component of local commercial fisheries as well as being a gamefish.[3]
| Tollo | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Suborder: | Diplomystoidei |
| Family: | Diplomystidae |
| Genus: | Diplomystes |
| Species: | D. chilensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Diplomystes chilensis (Molina, 1782) | |
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