/siluriformes/auchenipteridae/tympanopleura/piperata/1.jpg "Tympanopleura piperata")
 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Tympanopleura piperata Eigenmann, 1912 |
| Common Name | Slopehead Catfish |
| Type Locality | Crab Falls, Essequibo River, Guyana. |
| Synonym(s) | Ageneiosus piperata |
| Etymology | Transliterated from the Greek tympanon, meaning drum, and pleura, meaning side or rib (pleuron), nouns in apposition, in reference to the pseudotympanum. The specific epithet is derived from the Latin piper, meaning pepper, in reference to the finely stippled pigmentation pattern on the body. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 48mm or 1.9" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | Both Tympanopleura and Ageneiosus do not have obvious, permanent barbles. The two genera can be externally distinguished in that Tympanopleura has a prominent pseudotympanum consisting of an area on the side of the body devoid of epaxial musculature where the gas bladder contacts the internal coelomic wall; are shorter, blunter headed without greatly elongated jaws; and have a smaller adult body size. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Essequibo and upper Negro rivers near confluence of Branco River. Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Negro (click on these areas to find other species found there) Guyana Waters, Coastal Rivers of Guyanas, Essequibo (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there) Orinoco (click on these areas to find other species found there) La Plata, Paraná (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Memoirs of the Carnegie Museum v. 5 (no. 1), pp 203, Pl. 20 (fig. 3). |
| Registered Keepers | There is but a single registered keeper, view all "my cats" data. |
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| Last Update | 2023 Feb 26 08:07 (species record created: 2005 Aug 07 00:00) |
