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Scientific Name | Tympanopleura rondoni (Miranda Ribeiro, 1914) |
Common Name | |
Type Locality | Rio Negro at Mañaos, Brazil. |
Synonym(s) | Ageneiosus madeirensis, Ageneiosus rondoni |
Etymology | Transliterated from the Greek tympanon, meaning drum, and pleura, meaning side or rib (pleuron), nouns in apposition, in reference to the pseudotympanum. The specific epithet is a patronym named in honour of Cândido Mariano da Silva Rondon (1865-1958), famous Brazilian Army Marshal, pioneering telegraph engineer, patriot, zealous explorer, and protector of indigenous tribes. |
Species Information | |
Identification | Both Tympanopleura and Ageneiosus do not have obvious, permanent barbles. The two genera can be externally distinguished in that Tympanopleura has a prominent pseudotympanum consisting of an area on the side of the body devoid of epaxial musculature where the gas bladder contacts the internal coelomic wall; are shorter, blunter headed without greatly elongated jaws; and have a smaller adult body size. |
Habitat Information | |
Distribution | Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Negro, Lower Negro (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map. |
IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020. |
Husbandry Information | |
Breeding | Unreported in the aquarium. |
Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
Further Information | |
Reference | Pimelodidae, Trachycorystidae, Cetopsidae, Bunocephalidae, Auchenipteridae, e Hypophthalmidae. Annexo no. 5, pp 12, Pls. 1 (fig. 3), 2 (figs. 3-4). |
Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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Last Update | 2022 Mar 10 10:09 (species record created: 2015 Apr 29 13:16) |