Trachelyichthys exilis • Auchenipteridae • Cat-eLog

Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Trachelyichthys exilis** Greenfield & Glodek, 1977
Common Name(s)	Woodcat
Type Locality	Río Mamón, a trib. of Río Nanay, about 25 km west of Iquitos, Peru, 3°42'S, 73°16'W.
Pronunciation	track ellie ICK thiss - ecks ill is
Etymology	Trachelyichthys: Greek, trachelos = neck + Greek, ichthys = fish; in reference to the long cranial shield, which gives the appearance that the dorsal fin originates at the neck region.
Species Information
Size	80mm (3.1") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification	Compared to T. decaradiatus, the positioning of the eyes in T. exilis is almost at the beginning of the head whereas the former has them positioned further backwards (slightly before the middle of the head).
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: Nanay River basin in upper Amazon River drainage. Amazon, Upper Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Upper Amazon, Nanay (click on these areas to find other species found there) (Click the map-icon to show/hide map of species distribution)
pH	6.5 - 7.0
Temperature	22.0-24.0°C or 71.6-75.2°F (Show others within this range)
Husbandry Information
Breeding	Mating in a regular auchenipterid way by clasping. Internal fertilization. Eggs are sticky, yet - contrary to for example those of Tatia species - are not laid in clutches but can be found throughout the tank.
Further Information
References	Fieldiana Zool.v. 72 (no. 3) - pp49 - Figs. 2-5
Registered Keepers	(1) lazymf (p: 2), (2) ali12345 (k: 4), (3) Join (k: 8), (4) mikek (p: 2), (5) tijani (k: 2), (6) wrasse (k: 2), who also notes: "Cute-looking cats and should be more popular.", (7) Floody, (8) miguel mitchel (k: 2), (9) Marc van Arc, (10) Miss-Pepper (k: 4), (11) Narwhal72 (k: 3), who also notes: "Spend most of the day motionless in plants or in a pipe. Active at night.". Click on a username above to see all that persons registered catfish species. You can also view all "my cats" data for this species.
Breeding Reports	None.
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Last Update	2009 Feb 24 00:38 (species record created: 2001 Apr 13 00:00)

Cat-eLog Data Sheet

Scientific Name

Trachelyichthys exilis Greenfield & Glodek, 1977

Common Name(s)

Woodcat

Type Locality

Río Mamón, a trib. of Río Nanay, about 25 km west of Iquitos, Peru, 3°42'S, 73°16'W.

Pronunciation

track ellie ICK thiss - ecks ill is

Etymology

Trachelyichthys: Greek, trachelos = neck + Greek, ichthys = fish; in reference to the long cranial shield, which gives the appearance that the dorsal fin originates at the neck region.

Species Information

Size

80mm (3.1") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.

Identification

Compared to T. decaradiatus, the positioning of the eyes in T. exilis is almost at the beginning of the head whereas the former has them positioned further backwards (slightly before the middle of the head).

Habitat Information

Distribution

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

(Click the map-icon to show/hide map of species distribution)

6.5 - 7.0

Temperature

22.0-24.0°C or 71.6-75.2°F (Show others within this range)

Husbandry Information

Breeding

Mating in a regular auchenipterid way by clasping. Internal fertilization. Eggs are sticky, yet - contrary to for example those of Tatia species - are not laid in clutches but can be found throughout the tank.

Further Information

References

Fieldiana Zool.v. 72 (no. 3) - pp49 - Figs. 2-5

Registered Keepers

(1) lazymf (p: 2), (2) ali12345 (k: 4), (3) Join (k: 8), (4) mikek (p: 2), (5) tijani (k: 2), (6) wrasse (k: 2), who also notes: "Cute-looking cats and should be more popular.", (7) Floody, (8) miguel mitchel (k: 2), (9) Marc van Arc, (10) Miss-Pepper (k: 4), (11) Narwhal72 (k: 3), who also notes: "Spend most of the day motionless in plants or in a pipe. Active at night.".

Click on a username above to see all that persons registered catfish species. You can also view all "my cats" data for this species.

Breeding Reports

None.