Platydoras costatus  (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Common Name:	Raphael Catfish, Chocolate Talking Catfish, Humbug Cat
Synonyms:	Silurus costatus, Cataphractus costatus, Doras costatus
Family:	Doradidae blycipitidae
Distribution:	South America: Amazon, Tocantins, Parnaíba, Orinoco, Essequibo River basins  and coastal  drainages in French Guiana and Surinam
Size:	17.5cm. (7ins)
Temp:	24-30°C (75-87°F)
p.H.	6.0-7.5.