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/auchenipteridae/auchenipterus/nuchalis/3.jpg "Auchenipterus nuchalis(3) Suriname - Click to enlarge")
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 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Auchenipterus nuchalis (Spix, 1829) |
| Common Name(s) | None |
| Type Locality | Equatorial Brazil |
| Synonym(s) | Hypophthalmus nuchalis |
| Pronunciation | awk en NIP terr uss - noo KAL iss |
| Etymology | Auchenipterus: From the Greek, auchenos, 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 | 150mm (5.9") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: estuaries South America: Lower Amazon and Tocantins rivers northward to Marowijne River. Possibly also Rupununi and Negro rivers. Amazon, Lower Amazon (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) Amazon, Lower Amazon, Tocantins, Lower Tocantins (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) Guyana Waters, Coastal Rivers of Guyanas, French Guyana Coastal Rivers (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| Temperature | 20.0-22.0°C or 68-71.6°F (Show others within this range) |
| 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 | 2007 Mar 03 01:47 (species record created: 2005 Feb 10 00:00) |
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