/siluriformes/doradidae/trachydoras/gepharti/1.jpg "Trachydoras gepharti")
Holotype, río Ventuari, Raudales Tencua, Venezuela/siluriformes/doradidae/trachydoras/gepharti/2.jpg "Trachydoras gepharti")
Río Teles Pires, Mato Grosso, Brazil/siluriformes/doradidae/trachydoras/gepharti/3.jpg "Trachydoras gepharti")
Río Nanay, Loreto, Peru
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| Scientific Name | Trachydoras gepharti Sabaj Pérez & Arce H., 2017 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Río Ventuari, Raudales Tencua, 56 km east-southeast of San Juan de Manapiare, Amazonas, Venezuela, 5°2'59"N, 65°37'38"W. |
| Etymology | The species name honors George W. Gephart, Jr., President & CEO of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University from 2010 to 2017, for his "bold, deft and heartfelt leadership of a Glorious Enterprise into its third century". |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Known from the Amazon and Orinoco basins in the countries of Brazil, Guyana, Peru and Venezuela where it is commonly collected along sandy beaches in large black and clearwater tributaries. Amazon, Lower Amazon, Tapajós, Upper Tapajós, Teles Pires (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Upper Amazon, Nanay (click on these areas to find other species found there) Orinoco, Upper Orinoco, Ventuari (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 2021. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported in the aquarium. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 166 (no. 1), pp 6, Figs. 2B, 3B, 4B, 5B, 6, 7. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:00 (species record created: 2017 Aug 09 07:20) |