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Rhizosomichthys
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Rhizosomichthys

Rhizosomichthys totae (sometimes known as Greasefish in English) is a species of catfish (order Siluriformes) of the family Trichomycteridae, and the only species of the genus Rhizosomichthys. This fish grew to about 13.8 centimetres (5.4 in) and was endemic to Colombia where it occurred in the Lake Tota basin. It is listed as a critically endangered (possibly extinct) species by the IUCN Red List.

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1 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 1 known species

Fat catfish

speciesRhizosomichthys totae

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 91738.