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| Scientific Name | Auchenipterus osteomystax (Miranda Ribeiro, 1918) |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Rio Vermelho, Santa Rita das Anitas, Goiás State, Brazil. |
| Synonym(s) | Ceratocheilus osteomystax |
| Pronunciation | awk en NIP terr uss |
| Etymology | Auchenipterus: From the Greek, auchenos, 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. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 230mm or 9.1" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: La Plata River basin, Tocantins River, and several rivers of lower Amazon River basin. Amazon, Lower Amazon, Tocantins, Lower Tocantins, Araguaia, Upper Araguaia, Vermelho (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Revista do Museu Paulista v. 10, pp 644 [16], Pl. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.22.194.6974 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 02 00:48 (species record created: 2017 May 19 16:38) |