Centrochir is a small genus of thorny catfishes native to freshwater habitats in subtropical and tropical South America.
It is the sister genus of the Raphael catfish genus Platydoras.
Species There are currently two recognized species in this genus: Centrochir birindellii (Sousa, Chaves, Akama, Zuanon & Sabaj, 2018) Centrochir crocodili (Humboldt, 1821)
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