Spinipterus acsi

Spinipterus acsi
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Auchenipteridae
Genus: Spinipterus
Akama & Ferraris, 2011
Species: S. acsi
Binomial name
Spinipterus acsi
Akama & Ferraris, 2011

Spinipterus acsi is a species of driftwood catfish known only from the Amazon River basin in Peru. It is the only known member of its genus.

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