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Dwarf Wood Catfish
Jonathan (Jon) Armbruster, CC BY-SA 4.0, via iNaturalist

Catfish

Dwarf Wood Catfish

Helogenes marmoratus Günther, 1863

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishDwarf Wood Catfish
Dutch—
Spanish—
Chinese石纹沼生鲇
Sranan Tongokatfisi (general name for the group)
Scientific nameHelogenes marmoratus Günther, 1863

About this species

Helogenes marmoratus is a species of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Cetopsidae, the whale catfishes. This species is fiund in Brazil, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela. It is found in the Atlantic drainages of the Guianas, the upper Orinoco and Rio Negro systems, and the upper Amazon River basin. This species grows to a length of 7.3 cm (2.9 in).

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
OrderSiluriformes
FamilyCetopsidae
GenusHelogenes

In Suriname

78Records in Suriname
3iNaturalist observations
1949First record
2018Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini32
  • Para3
  • Brokopondo1
  • Marowijne1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

Sources & credits

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