Firewood catfish
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The firewood catfish (Sorubimichthys planiceps) a species of South American pimelodid catfish, is the sole member of the genus Sorubimichthys.[2] Known by locals along the Amazon Basin as peixe-lenha,[3] the firewood catfish is so called because it is of little eating value and is often dried and used for firewood.[4]
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Pimelodidae |
Genus: | Sorubimichthys Bleeker, 1862 |
Species: | S. planiceps |
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Sorubimichthys planiceps | |
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