Auchenipterus brachyurus • Auchenipteridae • Cat-eLog

Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Auchenipterus brachyurus** (Cope, 1878)
Common Name(s)	None
Synonym(s)	Euanemus brachyurus
Pronunciation	awk en NIP terr uss
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	165mm (6.5") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: Upper Amazon River basin. Amazon, Upper Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there) (Click the map-icon to show/hide map of species distribution)
Husbandry Information
Breeding	Unreported.
Further Information
Registered Keepers	None.
Breeding Reports	None.
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Last Update	2010 Jan 17 09:00 (species record created: 2010 Jan 11 15:36)

Cat-eLog Data Sheet

Scientific Name

Auchenipterus brachyurus (Cope, 1878)

Common Name(s)

None

Synonym(s)

Euanemus brachyurus

Pronunciation

awk en NIP terr uss

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

165mm (6.5") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.

Habitat Information

Distribution

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