''Auchenipterichthys punctatus'' is a species of
driftwood catfish endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...
to
Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...
where it is found in the upper
Amazon River basin. It grows to a length of 15.1 cm.
References
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Auchenipteridae
Fish described in 1840
Endemic fauna of Brazil
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