Diplomystes nahuelbutaensis is a species of velvet catfish endemic to Chile where it occurs in the Bío-Bío River basin and in the Loncomilla River. It grows to a length of 26.0 centimetres (10.2 in) TL and is a component of local commercial fisheries as well as being a gamefish.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Suborder: | Diplomystoidei |
| Family: | Diplomystidae |
| Genus: | Diplomystes |
| Species: | D. nahuelbutaensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Diplomystes nahuelbutaensis Arratia, 1987
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References
edit- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Diplomystes nahuelbutaensis". FishBase. December 2011 version.
- World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1996. Diplomystes nahuelbutensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 4 August 2007.
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