Liosomadoras oncinus

Jaguar catfish
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Auchenipteridae
Subfamily: Auchenipterinae
Genus: Liosomadoras
Species: L. oncinus
Binomial name
Liosomadoras oncinus
(Jardine in Schomburgk, 1841)

The jaguar catfish (Liosomadorsa oncinus) is a species of driftwood catfish endemic to Brazil where it is found in the Branco River. It is also found in the aquarium trade.

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