Fish Identification

Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Pseudopimelodidae Bumblebee catfishes, dwarf marbled catfishes
Subfamily: Pseudopimelodinae
Genus: Rhyacoglanis

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6 species
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Rhyacoglanis annulatus South America 4.3 SL 2017
Rhyacoglanis beninei South America 5.9 SL 2023
Rhyacoglanis epiblepsis South America 5.4 SL 2017
Rhyacoglanis paranensis South America 8.9 SL 2017
Rhyacoglanis seminiger South America 7.8 SL 2017
Rhyacoglanis varii South America 6.9 SL 2023



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