Ageneiosus polystictus • Auchenipteridae • Cat-eLog • PlanetCatfish

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Scientific Name

Ageneiosus polystictus Steindachner, 1915 - add this species to your "My Cats" page.

Common Name(s)

None

Type Locality

Mouth of R. Negro, Amazon system, Brazil.

Pronunciation

ah genie OH sus

Etymology

Ageneiosus: From the Greek a, meaning without and genias, meaning beard; in reference to the apparent lack of barbels (the fish has very short maxillary barbels that are almost indistinguishable).

Species Information

Size

450mm (17.7") SL

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Habitat Information

Distribution

Brazil: Rio Negro and lower Rio Branco river basins
Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Negro (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Negro, Lower Negro, Branco, Lower Branco (click on these areas to find other species found there)

Husbandry Information

Breeding

Unreported.

Further Information

References

Anz. Akad. Wiss. Wienv. 52 (no. 18) - pp217

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Last Update

2006-08-22 09:19:23 (species record created: 2005-04-22 00:00:00)

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