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 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Auchenipterus osteomystax (Miranda Ribeiro, 1918) |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Rio Vermelho, Santa Rita das Anitas, Goiás State, Brazil. |
| 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 | 230mm or 9.1" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: La Plata River basin, Tocantins River, and several rivers of lower Amazon River basin. Amazon, Lower Amazon, Tocantins, Lower Tocantins, Araguaia, Upper Araguaia, Vermelho (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 Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Revista do Museu Paulista v. 10, pp 644 [16], Pl. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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| Last Update | 2017 May 30 23:01 (species record created: 2017 May 19 16:38) |