Goeldiella eques

Goeldiella eques is a species of catfish of the family Heptapteridae.

The Goeldiella eques lives in the demersal, freshwater environment.

Goeldiella eques is wide-ranging in the Amazon, Orinoco and rivers of the Guianas. In preparing the specimen for scanning air was injected into the unusually wide cephalic sensory canals enabling their visualization in catscan images. More

Goeldiella eques(4) Underside of head - Click to enlarge - Underside of head Goeldiella eques(5) Close-up of female genital area - Click to enlarge - Close-up of female genital area More

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Goeldiella eques is a species of catfish (order (biology)|order Siluriformes) of the family (biology)|family Heptapteridae. It is the only species of the genus Goeldiella. This species occurs in the Guyana and Amazon River basins. ... More

Order : Siluriformes
Family : Heptapteridae
Genus : Goeldiella
Species : Goeldiella eques
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