Helogenes gouldingi

Helogenes gouldingi
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Cetopsidae
Subfamily: Helogeneinae
Genus: Helogenes
Species: H. gouldingi
Binomial name
Helogenes gouldingi
Vari & H. Ortega, 1986

Helogenes gouldingi is a species of whale catfish endemic to Brazil where it is found in black-water tributaries of the Madeira River basin. This species grows to a length of 4.7 cm (1.9 inches).

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