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Duopalatinus peruanus Eigenmann & Allen, 1942

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There are two species in this genera, D. peruanus and D. emarginatus. Description: Duopalatinus is classified under the "Calophysus-Pimelodus clade". Within this clade, it is considered a part of the "Pimelodus-group" of Pimelodids, which also includes Pimelodus, Exallodontus, Cheirocerus, Iheringichthys, Bergiaria, Bagropsis, Parapimelodus, Platysilurus, Platystomatichthys, and Propimelodus.

Common Name:

None

Synonyms:

None

Family:

Pimelodidae

Distribution:

South America: Amazon and Orinoco River basins. Type locality: Rio Puinagua, mouth of Rio Pacaya [Río Ucayali system, Peru].

Size:

15.0cm. (6ins)

Temp:

22-25°C (71-77°F)

p.H.

6.0-7.0.

Reference:

Ortega, H. and R.P. Vari, 1986. Annotated checklist of the freshwater fishes of Peru. Smithson. Contrib. Zool. (437):1-25.
Ferraris, C.J. Jr., 2007. Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types. Zootaxa.
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2019. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org, ( 12/2019 ).

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Duopalatinus peruanus
Juvenile

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