''Agamyxis albomaculatus'' is an
omnivorous
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species of
thorny catfish endemic to the
Orinoco River
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in
Venezuela
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. This species grows to a length of
SL.
This species is found in the
aquarium
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trade,
[ but is less frequent than the similar and closely relative '' Agamyxis pectinifrons''. Although the common name spotted raphael catfish most often refers to that species, it is occasionally used for ''Agamyxis albomaculatus''.]
References
Doradidae
Fish of South America
Taxa named by Wilhelm Peters
Fish described in 1877
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