Calophysus macropterus  (Lichtenstein, 1819)
Image contributors to this species:
Robin Warne (1) Frants Lehmann (1 Stamp) Wolfgang Ros (5)
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Common Name:	Vulture Catfish
Synonyms:	Pimelodes macropterus, Pimelodus ctenodus, Pimeletropsis lateralis
Family:	Pimelodidaeycipitidae
Distribution:	South America: Amazon and Orinoco River basins
Size:	35cm. (14ins)
Temp:	22 -26°C (71 -79°F)
p.H.	6.5 -7.2.
Reference:	Ros, Wolfgang and Schmidt, Jakob (2008): Calophysus macropterus: Ein "Hai" im  Süßwasseraquarium:  D. Aqu. u. Terr. Z. (Datz) 61 (4): 16-18.  www.datz.de