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.
Size	Smallest 140mm, largest 280mm, average 200mm, most commonly 140mm. All SL.
Species	There are 11 "species" in the database
Keepers	8 species (72%) are being kept by registered keepers
New spp. / time	1750  1770  1790  1810  1830  1850  1870  1890  1910  1930  1950  1970  1990  2010
Most Kept Species
1.	Trachelyopterus fisheri (35.09%)
2.	Trachelyopterus galeatus (35.09%)
3.	Trachelyopterus albicrux (12.28%)
4.	Trachelyopterus ceratophysus (7.02%)
5.	Trachelyopterus coriaceus (3.51%)
6.	Trachelyopterus insignis (3.51%)
7.	Trachelyopterus teaguei (1.75%)
8.	Trachelyopterus sp. (1) (1.75%)

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  T. albicrux (i:7, k:7)
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  T. ceratophysus (i:15, k:4)
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  T. coriaceus (i:5, k:2)
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  T. fisheri (i:15, k:20)
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  T. galeatus (i:19, k:20)
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  T. insignis (i:3, k:2)
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  T. lucenai (i:3, k:0)
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  T. sp. (1) (i:9, k:1)
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  T. sp. (4) (i:3, k:0)
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  T. sp. `RIO XINGU` (i:5, k:0)
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  T. teaguei (i:0, k:1)

Distribution of selected Trachelyopterus species
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