Auchenipterichthys punctatus • Auchenipteridae • Cat-eLog

Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Auchenipterichthys punctatus** (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1840)
Common Name(s)	Spotted Driftwood Cat
Type Locality	Probably Brazil.
Synonym(s)	Auchenipterichthys dantei, Auchenipterus punctatus
Pronunciation	awk en NIP terr ICK thiss - punk tah tuss
Etymology	Auchenipterichthys: From the Greek, auchenos, meaning neck, pteron, meaning fin and ichthys, meaning fish; in reference to the long cranial shield, which gives the appearance that the dorsal fin originates at the neck region. Punctatus refers to the spots on this species.
Species Information
Size	160mm (6.3") 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) Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Negro, Lower Negro, Branco, Lower Branco (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Lower Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Lower Amazon, Tocantins, Lower Tocantins (click on these areas to find other species found there) Guyana Waters, Coastal Rivers of Guyanas, French Guyana Coastal Rivers (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
References	Hist. Nat. Poiss.v. 15 - pp219
Registered Keepers	(1) The.Dark.One, (2) 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.
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Last Update	2006 Aug 22 09:29 (species record created: 2003 Jan 11 00:00)

Cat-eLog Data Sheet

Scientific Name

Auchenipterichthys punctatus (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1840)

Common Name(s)

Spotted Driftwood Cat

Type Locality

Probably Brazil.

Synonym(s)

Auchenipterichthys dantei, Auchenipterus punctatus

Pronunciation

awk en NIP terr ICK thiss - punk tah tuss

Etymology

Auchenipterichthys: From the Greek, auchenos, meaning neck, pteron, meaning fin and ichthys, meaning fish; in reference to the long cranial shield, which gives the appearance that the dorsal fin originates at the neck region. Punctatus refers to the spots on this species.

Species Information

Size

160mm (6.3") 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)
Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Negro, Lower Negro, Branco, Lower Branco (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Amazon, Lower Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Amazon, Lower Amazon, Tocantins, Lower Tocantins (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Guyana Waters, Coastal Rivers of Guyanas, French Guyana Coastal Rivers (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

References

Hist. Nat. Poiss.v. 15 - pp219

Registered Keepers

(1) The.Dark.One, (2) 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.