Bergiaria westermanni

Bergiaria westermanni
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Pimelodidae
Genus: Bergiaria
Species: B. westermanni
Binomial name
Bergiaria westermanni
(Lütken, 1874)

Bergiaria westermanni is a species of long-whiskered catfish native to the Das Velhas River basin in Brazil as well as being reported to occur in Argentina and Uruguay. This species grows to a length of 19.7 centimetres (7.8 in) SL.

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