Short Body Phantom Redtail Catfish (Phractocephalus hemioliopterus) Stingray swamp trout

swamp trout

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These oval-shaped fish have a distinct striping pattern

Florida Spotted Gars are carnivorous ambush predators:

marmorated swamp eel

Short Body Phantom Redtail Catfish (Phractocephalus hemioliopterus) Stingray swamp troutThe Phantom Redtail catfish is an amelanistic color morph characterized by the lack of pigments called melanins. This means they lack the normal black color a regular morph would have. These will never turn black or have the gray shading on top, will always be full white The redtail catfish, Phractocephalus hemioliopterus, is a pimelodid catfish. In Venezuela, it is known as cajaro, and in Brazil, it is known as pirarara, stemming from the Tupi