Entomocorus gameroi • Auchenipteridae • Cat-eLog

Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Entomocorus gameroi** Mago-Leccia, 1984
Common Name(s)	Gamero's Woodcat, Penguin Woodcat, Sleeping Catfish
Type Locality	Mouth of the Río Apurito at the Río Apure, near San Fernando de Apure, Guárico State, Venezuela.
Pronunciation	ent tow MOCK oh russ - GAMM err oi
Etymology	Entomocorus: From the Greek, entome, meaning notch, and kopus, meaning helmet - "notched helmet".
Species Information
Size	70mm (2.8") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification	This species is identified by the black stripe in the upper caudal fin lobe, the lower caudal fin lobe is clear. The body colouration appears to be variable and ranges from silver to mottled.
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: Venezuela Orinoco, Middle Orinoco, Apure (click on these areas to find other species found there) (Click the map-icon to show/hide map of species distribution)
Temperature	20.0-24.0°C or 68-75.2°F (Show others within this range)
Husbandry Information
Breeding	Unreported.
Further Information
References	Acta Biol. Venez.v. 11 (no. 4) - pp217 - Figs. 1-6
Registered Keepers	(1) Floody (k: 4), (2) ali12345 (k: 5), (3) Jools (k: 8), (4) Yann (k: 2), (5) coelacanth, (6) Marc van Arc. 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.
Articles	- CotM 2009 September
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Cat-eLog Data Sheet

Scientific Name

Entomocorus gameroi Mago-Leccia, 1984

Common Name(s)

Gamero's Woodcat, Penguin Woodcat, Sleeping Catfish

Type Locality

Mouth of the Río Apurito at the Río Apure, near San Fernando de Apure, Guárico State, Venezuela.

Pronunciation

ent tow MOCK oh russ - GAMM err oi

Etymology

Entomocorus: From the Greek, entome, meaning notch, and kopus, meaning helmet - "notched helmet".

Species Information

Size

70mm (2.8") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.

Identification

This species is identified by the black stripe in the upper caudal fin lobe, the lower caudal fin lobe is clear. The body colouration appears to be variable and ranges from silver to mottled.

Habitat Information

Distribution

South America: Venezuela
Orinoco, Middle Orinoco, Apure (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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

Temperature

20.0-24.0°C or 68-75.2°F (Show others within this range)

Husbandry Information

Breeding

Unreported.

Further Information

References

Acta Biol. Venez.v. 11 (no. 4) - pp217 - Figs. 1-6

Registered Keepers

(1) Floody (k: 4), (2) ali12345 (k: 5), (3) Jools (k: 8), (4) Yann (k: 2), (5) coelacanth, (6) Marc van Arc.

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.

Articles