Six new catfish species, facial tentacles and all, described in Amazon

Mongabay
Feb 11, 2019, 10:43 am242 pts
From the Amazon and Orinoco river basins in South America, researchers have described six new species of catfish that have tentacles on their faces, spines sticking out from their heads, and bodies covered with armor-like bony plates. All six species belong to the genus Ancistrus, researchers report in a new…

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