spiny dwarf catfish
fish
Also known as: Scoloplacidae
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The spiny dwarf catfish is a small South American freshwater fish, typically less than an inch long. It belongs to the order Siluriformes, commonly known as catfishes. This species is characterized by two bilateral series of tooth-like plates along its body and a midventral series of plates. It is found in South America and is part of the Scoloplacidae family, which includes four species within one genus.1
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