Description

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Common Names

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Mamyacú , Portuguese (Unknown) , Brazil

Mamyeacú , Portuguese (Unknown) , Brazil

Bagre sapo , Spanish , Venezuela

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Siluriformes

Family: Auchenipteridae

Genus: Asterophysus

Species: Asterophysus batrachus Kner, 1858

Climate Zone

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Tropical

Location

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South America: Orinoco and Negro River basins.

Biology

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Life cycle and mating behavior

Habitat

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demersal