Diplomystes nahuelbutaensis

Diplomystes nahuelbutaensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Diplomystidae
Genus: Diplomystes
Species: D. nahuelbutaensis
Binomial name
Diplomystes nahuelbutaensis
Arratia, 1987
Synonyms

Diplomystes nahuelbutensis Arratia, 1987

Diplomystes nahuelbutaensis is a species of velvet catfish endemic to Chile where it occurs in the Bío-Bío River basin and in the Loncomilla River. It grows to a length of 26.0 centimetres (10.2 in) TL and is a component of local commercial fisheries as well as being a gamefish.

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