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Scientific Name Trachelyopterus cratensis    (Miranda Ribeiro, 1937)
Common Name
Type Locality Rio Granjeiro, Crato, Ceará, Brazil.
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
Ceará State Rivers, Jaguaribe, Salgado, Granjeiro (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category
Data Deficient
, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2018.
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Breeding Unreported in the aquarium.
Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference O Campo Rio de Janeiro No. 1, pp 55.
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Last Update 2025 Jan 02 00:48 (species record created: 2019 Aug 29 22:38)