Summary of Trachelyopterus |
Etymology |
Trachelyopterus: From the Greek, trachelos, 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. |
Breeding |
Unreported in the aquarium. |
Size |
Smallest 140mm, largest 280mm, average 195mm, most commonly 200mm. All SL. |
Species |
There are 19 "species" in the database |
Keepers |
8 species (42%) are being kept by registered keepers |
New spp. / time |
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Genus Thumbnails |
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/siluriformes/auchenipteridae/trachelyopterus/albicrux/1.jpg) T. albicrux (i:7, k:7)
 T. amblops (i:0, k:0)
/siluriformes/auchenipteridae/trachelyopterus/ceratophysus/1.jpg) T. ceratophysus (i:15, k:4)
/siluriformes/auchenipteridae/trachelyopterus/coriaceus/1.jpg) T. coriaceus (i:5, k:2)
 T. cratensis (i:0, k:0)
/siluriformes/auchenipteridae/trachelyopterus/fisheri/1.jpg) T. fisheri (i:15, k:23)
/siluriformes/auchenipteridae/trachelyopterus/galeatus/1.jpg) T. galeatus (i:21, k:21)
/siluriformes/auchenipteridae/trachelyopterus/insignis/1.jpg) T. insignis (i:3, k:3)
 T. lacustris (i:0, k:0)
 T. leopardinus (i:0, k:0)
/siluriformes/auchenipteridae/trachelyopterus/lucenai/1.jpg) T. lucenai (i:3, k:0)
 T. peloichthys (i:0, k:0)
/siluriformes/auchenipteridae/trachelyopterus/porosus/1.jpg) T. porosus (i:1, k:0)
/siluriformes/auchenipteridae/trachelyopterus/sp(1)/1.jpg) T. sp. (1) (i:9, k:1)
/siluriformes/auchenipteridae/trachelyopterus/sp(2)/1.jpg) T. sp. (2) (i:4, k:0)
/siluriformes/auchenipteridae/trachelyopterus/sp(4)/1.jpg) T. sp. (4) (i:3, k:0)
/siluriformes/auchenipteridae/trachelyopterus/sp`rio_xingu`/1.jpg) T. sp. `RIO XINGU` (i:5, k:0)
/siluriformes/auchenipteridae/trachelyopterus/striatulus/1.jpg) T. striatulus (i:3, k:0)
 T. teaguei (i:0, k:1)
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Distribution of selected Trachelyopterus species |
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