Phreatobius dracunculus

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The Phreatobius dracunculus lives in the demersal, freshwater environment.

Phreatobius dracunculus is a species of catfish in the genus Phreatobius. P. dracunculus was discovered from an artificial well in the village of Rio Pardo, located in the drainage area of the Rio Branco (Rio Madeira system, Amazon basin). More

Phreatobius dracunculus(5) Resting in vertical position - Click to enlarge - Resting in vertical position Phreatobius dracunculus(6) Well at type locality, specimens collected at 5m - Click to enlarge - Well at type locality, More

The new species, named Phreatobius dracunculus, can be distinguished from P. More

Phreatobius dracunculus is known only from the type locality, a hand-dug well intended for dosmetic use located in the Rio Branco drainage. This locality is about 1900 km away from the known distribution of P. More

Phreatobius dracunculus: Phreatobius dracunculus is a species of catfish in the genus Phreatobius. West Linn Wilsonville School District: The West Linn-Wilsonville School District (3J) is a school district that serves part of the southern metropolitan area of Portland, Oregon. More

Phreatobius dracunculus is known only from the type locality, a hand-dug well intended for dosmetic use located in the Rio Branco drainage. More

Order : Siluriformes
Family : Heptapteridae
Genus : Phreatobius
Species : Phreatobius dracunculus
Authority : Shibatta, Muriel-Cunha & dePinna, 2007