/auchenipteridae/trachelyopterus/lucenai/1.jpg "Trachelyopterus lucenai(1) - Click to enlarge")
/auchenipteridae/trachelyopterus/lucenai/2.jpg "Trachelyopterus lucenai(2) Dorsal view - Click to enlarge")
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| Scientific Name | Trachelyopterus lucenai Bertoletti, Pezzi da Silva & Pereira, 1995 |
| Common Name(s) | None |
| Etymology | Trachelyopterus: From the Greek, trachelos, meaning neck and pteron, meaning fin; in reference to the long cranial shield, which gives the appearance that the dorsal fin originates at the neck region. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 213mm (8.4") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Jacuí River basin in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Rio Grande Do Sul, Laguna dos Patos  , Jacuí (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Feeding | From a gut analysis study the most abundant food items present in the species diet were insects and fish. Molluscs and crustaceans were also present. |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Further Information | |
| Registered Keepers | None.  Add this species to your "my cats" page. |
| Breeding Reports | None. |
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| Last Update | 2010 Aug 17 05:18 (species record created: 2010 Aug 05 02:56) |
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