 Summary of trachelyopterichthys | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Pronounced | track ellie OP terr ICK thiss | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Etymology | Trachelyopterichthys: From the Greek, trachelos, meaning neck, pteron, meaning fin and ichthys, meaning fish; in reference to the long cranial shield, which gives the appearance that the dorsal fin originates at the neck region. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Size | Smallest 140mm, largest 150mm, average 145mm, most commonly 150mm. All SL. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Species | There are 2 "species" in the database | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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/siluriformes/auchenipteridae/trachelyopterichthys/anduzei/1.jpg "Trachelyopterichthys anduzei - Click for species page")
/siluriformes/auchenipteridae/trachelyopterichthys/taeniatus/1.jpg "Trachelyopterichthys taeniatus - Click for species page")