''Aguarunichthys inpai'', is a

species A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), ...

of benthopelagic

catfish Catfish (or catfishes; order (biology), order Siluriformes or Nematognathi) are a diverse group of ray-finned fish. Catfish are common name, named for their prominent barbel (anatomy), barbels, which resemble a cat's whiskers, though not ...

of the family

Pimelodidae The Pimelodidae, commonly known as the long-whiskered catfishes, are a family of catfishes (order Siluriformes). Taxonomy The family Pimelodidae has undergone much revision. Currently, it contains about 30 genera and about 90 recognized and know ...

that is native to middle Amazon River basin of Brazil. It grows to a length of 42.0 cm.

References

Pimelodidae Catfish of Brazil Endemic fish of Brazil Taxa named by Jansen Alfredo Sampaio Zuanon Taxa named by Lúcia Helena Rapp Py-Daniel Taxa named by Michel Louis Arthur Marie Ange François Jégu Fish described in 1993 {{Pimelodidae-stub