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| Scientific Name | Entomocorus benjamini Eigenmann, 1917 |
| Common Names | Sleeper Catfish Schlafwels (Germany) |
| Type Locality | San Joaquin, Bolivia. |
| Pronunciation | ent tow MOCK oh russ |
| Etymology | Entomocorus: From the Greek, entome, meaning notch, and kopus, meaning helmet - "notched helmet". Marcus Benjamin, Editor of the publications of the United States National Museum |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 70mm or 2.8" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: upper Madeira River basin. Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Madeira (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. |
| Temperature | 24.0-27.0°C or 75.2-80.6°F (Show species within this range) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Annals of the Carnegie Museum v. 11 (nos 3-4) (art. 14), pp 403, Pl. 41. |
| 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:1.22.180.1111 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 02 01:39 (species record created: 2006 Dec 24 09:45) |