Fat catfish
Rhizosomichthys totae
- Critically endangered
- Card rarity: Legendary
- Fish
Rhizisomichthys is a monospecific genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Trichomycteridae, the pencil and parasitic catfishes. The only species in the genus is Rhizosomichthys totae, sometimes known in English as greasefish. 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 a critically endangered species by the IUCN Red List. The species was last seen in 1957, and only 10 specimens were found. The disappearance is possibly linked to the release of 100,000 imported rainbow trout eggs into Lake Tota in 1936.
Classification
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Siluriformes
- Family
- Trichomycteridae
- Genus
- Rhizosomichthys