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Class: Teleostei
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Callichthyidae Callichthyid armored catfishes
Subfamily: Callichthyinae
Genus: Dianema

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Photo by Landines, M.

South America
Max. Length 9.8 cm SL
Dianema longibarbis Cope, 1872

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Dianema longibarbis
[Porthole catfish]

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South America
Max. Length 8.4 cm SL
Dianema urostriatum (Miranda Ribeiro, 1912)

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Dianema urostriatum
[Flagtail catfish]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Dianema longibarbis Porthole catfish South America 9.8 SL 1872
Dianema urostriatum Flagtail catfish South America 8.4 SL 1912



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