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Class: Teleostei
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Pseudopimelodidae Bumblebee catfishes, dwarf marbled catfishes

Genus: Cephalosilurus

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4 species
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Photo by Holm, E.

South America
Max. Length 8.5 cm SL
Cephalosilurus albomarginatus (Eigenmann, 1912)

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Cephalosilurus albomarginatus
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Photo by Ros, W.

South America
Max. Length 29 cm SL
Cephalosilurus apurensis (Mees, 1978)

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Cephalosilurus apurensis
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Photo by JJPhoto

South America
Max. Length 40.5 cm TL
Cephalosilurus fowleri Haseman, 1911

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Cephalosilurus fowleri
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Photo by Ros, W.

South America
Max. Length 35 cm TL
Cephalosilurus nigricaudus (Mees, 1974)

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Cephalosilurus nigricaudus
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Cephalosilurus albomarginatus South America 8.5 SL 1912
Cephalosilurus apurensis South America 29 SL 1978
Cephalosilurus fowleri South America 40.5 TL 1911
Cephalosilurus nigricaudus South America 35 TL 1974



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