 Summary of auchenipterichthys | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Pronounced | awk en NIP terr ICK thiss | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Etymology | Auchenipterichthys: From the Greek, auchenos, 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 110mm, largest 151mm, average 130mm, most commonly 110mm. All SL. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Species | There are 5 "species" in the database | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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/siluriformes/auchenipteridae/auchenipterichthys/coracoideus/1.jpg "Auchenipterichthys coracoideus - Click for species page")
/siluriformes/auchenipteridae/auchenipterichthys/longimanus/1.jpg "Auchenipterichthys longimanus - Click for species page")
/siluriformes/auchenipteridae/auchenipterichthys/punctatus/1.jpg "Auchenipterichthys punctatus - Click for species page")
/siluriformes/auchenipteridae/auchenipterichthys/sp%281%29/1.jpg "Auchenipterichthys sp. (1) - Click for species page")
/siluriformes/auchenipteridae/auchenipterichthys/thoracatus/1.jpg "Auchenipterichthys thoracatus - Click for species page")