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Diplomystidae

Diplomystidae A primitive catfish family from the rivers of Chile and Argentina so would therefore be considered cool water catfishes.

There are only maxillary barbels present; dorsal fin with spine and 6 or 7 rays; anal fin with 9-12 principal rays; adipose fin present; pectoral fin with spine. Very rarely seen in the trade so there is not much information on keeping the 6 known species in the Diplomystes genera. Arratia (1987) erected the genus Olivaichthys for the Argentinian specimens but some authors still treat Olivaichthys as a synonym of Diplomystes.

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Diplomystes camposensis

Diplomystes chilensis

Diplomystes incognitus

Diplomystes nahuelbutaensis

Olivaichthys viedmensis

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