Taunayia bifasciata

Taunayia bifasciata is the only species of catfish in the genus Taunayia of the family Heptapteridae.

The Taunayia bifasciata lives in the demersal, freshwater environment.

Taunayia bifasciata is the only species of catfish (order Siluriformes) in the genus Taunayia of the family Heptapteridae. Another undescribed species of this genus is known. T. bifasciata originates from the Upper Paraíba do Sul and Tietê River basins of Brazil. More

Astyanax scabripinnis, Taunayia bifasciata and Harttia carvalhoi were caught in the piedmont; Characidium alipioi, Imparfinis minutus and Loricariichthys sp. were caught in the plain of the valley. More

Common names

bagre in Portuguese (Português)
环带鼬鲶 in Mandarin Chinese
環帶鼬鯰 in Mandarin Chinese

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