Tollo | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Suborder: | Diplomystoidei |
Family: | Diplomystidae |
Genus: | Diplomystes |
Species: | D. chilensis
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Binomial name | |
Diplomystes chilensis (Molina, 1782)
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Diplomystes chilensis, the tollo or tollo de agua dulce, is a species of velvet catfish endemic to Chile where it is found in the area of Valparaiso and Santiago.[1][3] It grows to a total length of 23 centimetres (9.1 in) and is a component of local commercial fisheries as well as being a gamefish.[3]