Trachelyopterus striatulus • Auchenipteridae • Cat-eLog

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Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Trachelyopterus striatulus** (Steindachner, 1877)
Common Name
Type Locality	Rio Parahyba at Campos [21°45'S, 41°18'W], Rio Doce at Linhares, and Rio Mucury, southeastern Brazil.
Synonym(s)	Auchenipterus striatulus, Pseudauchenipterus striatulus
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.
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: coastal rivers in southeastern Brazil. Reported from Argentina. Rio de Janeiro State Rivers, Paraíba do Sul (click on these areas to find other species found there) Espirito Santo State Rivers, Doce (click on these areas to find other species found there) Bahia State Rivers, Mucuri (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 in the aquarium.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 74 (1. Abth.), pp 656 [98], Pl. 5.
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Last Update	2020 Oct 25 01:05 (species record created: 2019 Aug 29 22:49)