Xyliphius melanopterus is a species of banjo catfish found in Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela where it occurs in the upper Amazon and Orinoco River basins. It grows to a length of 14.7 cm.
Xyliphius melanopterus | |
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Conservation status | |
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | |
Subfamily: | Hoplomyzontinae |
Genus: | |
Species: | X. melanopterus |
Binomial name | |
Xyliphius melanopterus Orcés-V. (es), 1962 | |
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