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Scientific Name | Trachelyopterus ceratophysus (Kner, 1858) |
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Type Locality | Mato Grosso, Rio Guaporé, Rio Branco, and Rio Negro, Brazil. |
Synonym(s) | Auchenipterus ceratophysus, Parauchenipterus ceratophysus |
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. |
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Distribution | South America: Guaporé, Branco, and Negro River basins. Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Negro, Lower Negro, Branco (Roraima) (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Madeira, Mamoré, Guaporé (Iténez) (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Negro (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map. |
IUCN Red List Category | Not Evaluated |
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Breeding | Unreported in the aquarium. |
Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
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Reference | Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 26 (s. 373), pp 427 [57], Pl. 7 (fig. 23). |
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Last Update | 2022 Jan 08 09:32 (species record created: 2007 Mar 11 09:12) |