Rhizosomichthys totae

Rhizosomichthys totae
Conservation status
Critically Endangered (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Trichomycteridae
Subfamily:	Trichomycterinae
Genus:	Rhizosomichthys Miles, 1943
Species:	R. totae
Binomial name
Rhizosomichthys totae (Miles, 1942)
Synonyms
Of Rhizosomichthys Bathophilus Miles, 1942 Bathypygidium Whitley, 1947 Of Rhizosomichthys totae Pygidium totae Miles, 1942

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Of Rhizosomichthys totae

Rhizosomichthys totae (sometimes known as Greasefish in English) was 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 an critically endangered (possibly extinct) species by the IUCN Red List.

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