Auchenipterus osteomystax (Miranda Ribeiro, 1918)
photo by Equipe de Ictiologia do Nupélia

Family:  Auchenipteridae (Driftwood catfishes), subfamily: Auchenipterinae
Max. size:  39 cm TL (male/unsexed); 43 cm TL (female); max.weight: 380.0 g; max.weight: 634.0 g
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  South America: La Plata River basin, Tocantins River, and several rivers of lower Amazon River basin.
Diagnosis:   
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 12 August 2020 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless
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