/siluriformes/ariidae/notarius/planiceps/1.jpg "Notarius planiceps")
 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Notarius planiceps (Steindachner, 1876) |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Altata, (Pacific) Panama. |
| Synonym(s) | Ariopsis planiceps, Arius planiceps, Aspistor planiceps, Galeichthys planiceps, Netuma planiceps, Tachisurus planiceps |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 600mm or 23.6" 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 | Central America: Pacific draining rivers and estuaries from Mexico to Panama. Mexico Pacific Rivers (click on these areas to find other species found there) Panama Pacific Rivers (click on these areas to find other species found there) El Salvador Rivers (click on these areas to find other species found there) Guatemala Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Pacific, Eastern Central Pacific, Panama Pacific Coast (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2007. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 72 (1. Abth.), pp 576 [26], Pl. 4. |
| 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:1.9.390.2314 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 02 00:47 (species record created: 2009 Aug 22 13:29) |
