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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Siluriformes (Catfishes) >
Ariidae (Sea catfishes) > Ariinae
Etymology: Chinchaysuyoa: Named for the Inca Empire territory that comprised the Ecuador and Peru (Ref. 119759).
Eponymy: Dr Hernán Ortega Torres is a Peruvian ichthyologist at the National University of San Marcos, Lima, where he is Professor and Curator of the fish collection in the university’s Museum of Natural History. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical
South America: Peru.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 30.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 119759)
Life cycle and mating behavior
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Marceniuk, A.P., J. Marchena, C. Oliveira, Betancur-R. and R., 2019. Chinchaysuyoa, a new genus of the fish family Ariidae (Siluriformes), with a redescription of Chinchaysuyoa labiata from Ecuador and a new species description from Peru. Zootaxa 4551(3):361-378. (Ref. 119759)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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