Auchenipterus brachyurus • Auchenipteridae • Cat-eLog

Rio Sucunduri, Madeira system
MUSM 36779, 110 mm SL, Rio Las Piedras, Madre de Dios basin, Peru

Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Auchenipterus brachyurus** (Cope, 1878)
Common Name
Type Locality	Peruvian Amazon.
Synonym(s)	Euanemus brachyurus
Pronunciation	awk en NIP terr uss
Etymology	Auchenipterus: From the Greek, auchenos, 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.
Species Information
Size	165mm or 6.5" 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), Purus, Macapá (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Madeira, Madre de Dios (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map.
IUCN Red List Category	Not Evaluated
Husbandry Information
Breeding	Unreported.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society v. 17 (no. 101), pp 676.
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Last Update	2014 Jun 29 10:26 (species record created: 2010 Jan 11 15:36)