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| Scientific Name | Entomocorus gameroi Mago-Leccia, 1984 |
| Common Names | 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". |
| Articles |  - CotM  2009 September |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 70mm or 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: Apure River basin in Orinoco River drainage. Orinoco, Middle Orinoco, Apure (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. |
| Temperature | 20.0-24.0°C or 68-75.2°F (Show species within this range) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Acta Biologica Venezuelica v. 11 (no. 4) (for Dec. 1983), pp 217, Figs. 1-6. |
| Registered Keepers | There are 11 registered keepers, view all "my cats" data. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 10 records of this fish being seen, view them all. |
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| Last Update | 2020 Sep 25 03:28 (species record created: 2001 Jul 13 00:00) |