Description

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Common Names

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Catfish , English , Uruguay

乌拉圭无须鲶 , Mandarin Chinese , China

梵氏无须鲶 , Mandarin Chinese , China

梵氏無鬚鯰 , Mandarin Chinese , China

烏拉圭無鬚鯰 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Fidalgo , Portuguese , Brazil

Palmito de-ferrao , Portuguese , Brazil

Palmito de ferrão , Portuguese (Latin) , Brazil

Manduvê , Portuguese (Tupi) , Brazil

Manduvi , Portuguese (Tupi) , Brazil

Matrinchã , Portuguese (Tupi) , Brazil

Manduví , Spanish , Uruguay

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Siluriformes

Family: Auchenipteridae

Genus: Ageneiosus

Species: Ageneiosus militaris Valenciennes, 1835

Climate Zone

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Subtropical

Location

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South America: La Plata River basin.

Biology

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Life cycle and mating behavior

Habitat

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pelagic