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| Scientific Name | Trachelyopterus lacustris (Lütken, 1874) |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Lagoa Santa and Rio das Velhas, Minas Gerais State, Brazil. |
| Synonym(s) | Auchenipterus lacustris |
| 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. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Das Velhas River and Lagoa Santa basins. São Francisco, Middle São Francisco, Das Velhas (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Data Deficient , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2018. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported in the aquarium. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Oversigt over det Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskabs Forhandlinger og dets Medlemmers Arbeider (Kjøbenhavn) 1874 (no. 1), pp 30 [2]. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
| Wishlists | Love this species? Click the heart to add it to your wish list. There is no wish to keep this species. |
| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
| Forum BBCode | |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.22.258.7531 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 02 00:48 (species record created: 2019 Aug 29 22:42) |