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National Geographic:  Wood-Eating Catfish Photograph by Michael Goulding/Copeia A new species of armored, wood-eating catfish (pictured underwater) found in the Amazon rain forest feeds on a fallen tree in the Santa Ana River in Peru in 2006. Other so-called suckermouth armored catfish species use their unique teeth to scrape organic material from the surfaces of submerged wood. But the new, as yet unnamed, species is among the dozen or so catfish species known to actually ingest wood, National Geographic News reported in September. See more pictures: "New Armored, Wood-Eating Catfish Found in Amazon." Published December 7, 2010 Next » Comments (1)  Oldest to Newest Newest to Oldest Most Recommended Most Active  rmartinson 5:30 AM on December 15, 2010 This fish must be related to the type of plecostomus sold in the US to consume algae in aquariums. Many similar characteristics. Reply Recommend (2) Report Abuse Comments You must be logged in to post a comment Sign In Latest Photos Pictures: Brilliant Geminids Dazzle Nat Geo Photo Contest Winners More news pictures » Grow your own vegetables  -  patio, indoors, yard   Survival/Victory Garden: http://www.food4wealth.com/?hop=cielos  Encyclopedia of Extremely Weird Animals