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 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Notarius phrygiatus (Valenciennes, 1840) |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Suriname. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 300mm or 11.8" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | Humeral process pointed, triangular to elongated, but never fan-shaped; three pairs of barbels present; fleshy furrow between posterior nostrils absent; fleshy groove in median depression of head absent; coarse to sharp granules or spinulations on anterior surface of head shield absent; gill rakers on rear surfaces of first two gill arches absent. Has yellow fins, the body colour varies from grey to brown with a yellowish hue. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Atlantic draining rivers and estuaries from Guyana to the mouth of the Amazon River. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Not Evaluated |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 15, pp 79. |
| 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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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.9.390.7164 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 02 00:47 (species record created: 2018 Jan 08 10:57) |