Helogenes uruyensis

Helogenes uruyensis
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Cetopsidae
Subfamily: Helogeneinae
Genus: Helogenes
Species: H. uruyensis
Binomial name
Helogenes uruyensis
Fernández-Yépez, 1967

Helogenes uruyensis is a species of whale catfish endemic to Venezuela where it is found in the Uruyén River basin. This species reaches a length of 4.3 cm (1.7 inches).

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