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Red Tail Catfish
Phractocephalus hemioliopterus
Also known as: Redtail Catfish • Redtail catfish • redtail catfish
Kingdom: Metazoa• Family: Pimelodidae• Order: Siluriformes
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Quick Facts
Common Names:
Red Tail Catfish, Redtail Catfish, Redtail catfish, redtail catfish, Red-tail Catfish, Red-tailed Catfish
Class:
Actinopteri
Data Completeness:
71%
Data Sources
🌍gbif
📚itis
📖wikipedia
🔬eol
🦎inaturalist
References
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Distribution Statistics
10
Observations
10
Countries
Top Locations
SW 109th St, Miami, FL, US
1
Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo, Guyana
1
Nova Esperança, Manaus - AM, Brasil
1
16210, Peru
1
Florida, US
1
Recent Observers
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First: 2/7/1990 · Latest: 9/9/2025
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