/auchenipteridae/auchenipterinae/sp(1)/1.jpg "Auchenipterinae sp. (1)(1) - Click to enlarge")
/auchenipteridae/auchenipterinae/sp(1)/2.jpg "Auchenipterinae sp. (1)(2) Dorsal view - Click to enlarge")
/auchenipteridae/auchenipterinae/sp(1)/3.jpg "Auchenipterinae sp. (1)(3) Close-up of head - Click to enlarge")
/auchenipteridae/auchenipterinae/sp(1)/4.jpg "Auchenipterinae sp. (1)(4) Close-up of dorsal view of head - Click to enlarge")
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| Scientific Name | Auchenipterinae sp. (1) |
| Common Name(s) | None |
| Species Information | |
| Identification | Identification of this species to better than sub-family isn't by any means certain. There are elements of this species that make you think of Trachycorystes. The posterior nuchal shields are smallish, there are a low number of pectoral fin spines and its tail is tail is not forked - so perhaps Trachelyopterus. But then, what about the new genus Spinipterus? Placed at sub-family level until more is known. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | According to the exporter, specimens were collected from the Itaya river about two hours upriver from Iquitos, Peru. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Further Information | |
| Registered Keepers | None.  Add this species to your "my cats" page. |
| Breeding Reports | None. |
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| Last Update | 2011 Dec 24 08:26 (species record created: 2011 Dec 24 08:00) |
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