Subfamily Auchenipterinae Phylum Chordata Rank Species | Family Auchenipteridae Scientific name Asterophysus batrachus Higher classification Asterophysus Order Catfish | |
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Genus AsterophysusKner, 1858 Similar Asterophysus, Catfish, Driftwood catfish, Saccopharyngiformes, Trachycorystes trachycorystes | ||
Asterophysus batrachus swallow
Asterophysus batrachus, the Gulper Catfish or Torpedo Catfish, is a species of catfish (order Siluriformes) of the family Auchenipteridae. It is the only species of the genus Asterophysus. This species originates from the Orinoco and Rio Negro basins of Venezuela and Brazil. It grows to a length of about 25.0 centimetres (9.84 in) SL.
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