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Physopyxis ananas is a species of thorny catfish found in the lowlands of the Essequibo and Amazon basins. It is found in the countries of Brazil, Guyana, Peru and Venezuela. This species grows to a length of 2.2 centimetres (0.87 in) SL. They prefer to live in submerged organic litter in shallow waters.

Physopyxis ananas
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Doradidae
Genus:	Physopyxis
Species:	P. ananas
Binomial name
Physopyxis ananas Sousa & Rapp Py-Daniel, 2005

References

• Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2011). "Physopyxis ananas" in FishBase. December 2011 version.

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