Ageneiosus brevis • Auchenipteridae • Cat-eLog • PlanetCatfish

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Scientific Name

Ageneiosus brevis Steindachner, 1881 - add this species to your "My Cats" page.

Common Name(s)

None

Type Locality

Amazon R. at Coary and Hyavary, Brazil.

Synonym(s)

Ageneiosus madeirensis, Ageneiosus rondoni, Tympanopleura alta

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). breh viss

Species Information

Size

160mm (6.3") SL

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Habitat Information

Distribution

Upper Amazon River basin.
Amazon, Upper Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there)

Husbandry Information

Breeding

Unreported.

Further Information

References

Denkschr. Akad. Wiss. Wien v. 44 (in 1882) 16

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Last Update

2007-11-10 07:10:19 (species record created: 2007-10-30 13:35:18)

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