Adult female
Pair - female above
Lateral view
Habitat: submersed terrestrial grasses in this small Amazon side channel
Close-up of pectoral fin
Close-up of head
Ventral view
Close-up of lateral scutes
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| Scientific Name | Agamyxis pectinifrons (Cope, 1870) |
| Common Names | Spotted Talking Catfish Kammdornwels (Germany), Plettet Tornmalle (Denmark), Spotted Raphael Catfish |
| Type Locality | Pebas, Peru. |
| Synonym(s) | Doras flavopictus, Doras pectinifrons |
| Etymology | Agamyxis: From the Greek agan, meaning much, and myxa, meaning mucus; in reference to the mucus produced by the fish. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 150mm or 5.9" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , a distribution map is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020. |
| pH | 6.0 - 7.5 |
| Temperature | 20.0-26.0°C or 68-78.8°F (Show species within this range) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society v. 11, pp 568. |
| Registered Keepers | There are 5 registered keepers, view all "my fish" data. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 9 records of this fish being seen, view them all. |
| More Resources | |
| Forum BBCode | |
 | Look up A. pectinifrons on PlanetCatfish.com |
 | Look up A. pectinifrons on Fishbase |
 | Look up A. pectinifrons on Encyclopedia of Life |
 | Look up A. pectinifrons on Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.12.109.313 | |
| Last Update | Thu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am (Species record created: Thu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am) |