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Scientific Name | Trachelyopterus lacustris (Lütken, 1874) |
Common Name | |
Type Locality | Lagoa Santa and Rio das Velhas, Minas Gerais State, Brazil. |
Synonym(s) | Auchenipterus lacustris |
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. |
Habitat Information | |
Distribution | South America: Das Velhas River and Lagoa Santa basins. São Francisco, Middle São Francisco, Das Velhas (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map. |
IUCN Red List Category | Data Deficient, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2018. |
Husbandry Information | |
Breeding | Unreported in the aquarium. |
Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
Further Information | |
Reference | Oversigt over det Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskabs Forhandlinger og dets Medlemmers Arbeider (Kjøbenhavn) 1874 (no. 1), pp 30 [2]. |
Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
Wishlists | Love this species? Click the heart to add it to your wish list. There is no wish to keep this species. |
Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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Last Update | 2022 Jan 08 09:54 (species record created: 2019 Aug 29 22:42) |