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''Aguarunichthys inpai'', is a species of benthopelagic catfish 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 kno ...
that is native to middle Amazon River basin of Brazil. It grows to a length of 42.0 cm. Head broad and depressed. Eyes smaller than other species. Snout broad. Anterior nostril tubular and directed forward. Mouth distinctly subterminal with a developed upper lip. Body cream colored, with several round brown spots. Broad transversal unpigmented stripe present on dorsum. Dorsal fin yellowish white with small dark spots on the spine. Pectoral fin brownish grey dorsally, with small dark spots. Caudal fin is whitish and unpigmented.


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{{Taxonbar, from=Q5827233 Pimelodidae Catfish of South America Freshwater 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