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Southern Striped Raphael

Platydoras armatulus

Classification

Family
Doradidae

The striped Raphael catfish (Platydoras armatulus) is a catfish of the family Doradidae. It may also be called Southern striped Raphael, talking catfish, chocolate doradid, chocolate catfish or thorny catfish. It is native to the Amazon, Paraguay–Paraná and lower Orinoco basins in South America.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Peru · 5