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| Scientific Name | Trachelyopterus ceratophysus (Kner, 1858) |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Mato Grosso, Rio Guaporé, Rio Branco, and Rio Negro, Brazil. |
| Synonym(s) | Auchenipterus ceratophysus, Parauchenipterus ceratophysus |
| 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 Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Negro, Lower Negro, Branco (Roraima) (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Madeira, Mamoré, Guaporé (Iténez) (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Negro (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. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported in the aquarium. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 26 (s. 373), pp 427 [57], Pl. 7 (fig. 23). |
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| More Resources | |
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 | Look up T. ceratophysus on Encyclopedia of Life |
 | Look up T. ceratophysus on Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.22.258.870 | |
| Last Update | Thu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am (Species record created: Thu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am) |