Dorsal view
Rio Nhamundá, Brazil
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| Scientific Name | Batrochoglanis villosus (Eigenmann, 1912) |
| Common Name | Jelly Catfish |
| Type Locality | Potaro Landing, Guyana. |
| Synonym(s) | Arius albicans, Pseudopimelodus raninus villosus, Pseudopimelodus villosus |
| Etymology | |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 148mm or 5.8" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America Guyana Waters, Coastal Rivers of Guyanas, Essequibo (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there) Orinoco (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Lower Amazon, Nhamundá (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , a distribution map is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Memoirs of the Carnegie Museum v. 5 (no. 1), pp 152, Fig. 32, Pl. 10 (fig. 1) |
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| More Resources | |
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 | Look up B. villosus on PlanetCatfish.com |
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 | Look up B. villosus on Encyclopedia of Life |
 | Look up B. villosus on Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.31.188.691 | |
| Last Update | Thu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am (Species record created: Thu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am) |