Dorsal view showing white cross marking
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| Scientific Name | Trachelyopterus albicrux (Berg, 1901) |
| Common Name | White Cross Woodcat |
| Type Locality | Río de la Plata, near the mouth of Río Santiago, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. |
| Synonym(s) | Parauchenipterus albicrux, Trachycorystes albicrux |
| 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. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 140mm or 5.5" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America La Plata (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Upper Amazon, Nanay (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. |
| Temperature | 18.0-24.0°C or 64.4-75.2°F (Show species within this range) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported in the aquarium. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Comunicaciones del Museo Nacional de Buenos Aires v. 1 (no. 9), pp 303. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 2 records of this fish being seen, view them all. |
| More Resources | |
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 | Look up T. albicrux on Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.22.258.618 | |
| Last Update | Thu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am (Species record created: Thu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am) |