Asterophysus batrachus

Taxobox
name = "Asterophysus batrachus"
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Actinopterygii
ordo = Siluriformes
familia = Auchenipteridae
subfamilia = Auchenipterinae
genus = "Asterophysus"
genus_authority = Kner, 1857
species = "A. batrachus"
binomial = "Asterophysus batrachus"
binomial_authority = Kner, 1857

"Asterophysus batrachus", the Gulper Catfish, is a species of catfish (order Siluriformes) of the family Auchenipteridae. It is the only species of the genus "Asterophysus".cite journal|url=http://silurus.acnatsci.org/ACSI/library/biblios/2007_Ferraris_Catfish_Checklist.pdf|title=Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types|first=Carl J., Jr.|last=Ferraris|journal=Zootaxa|volume=1418|pages=1–628|year=2007|format=PDF] This species originates from the Orinoco and Rio Negro basins of Venezuela and Brazil. It grows to a length of about 25.0 centimetres (9.84 in) SL. [FishBase species|genus=Asterophysus|species=batrachus|year=2007|month=July]

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