Collected near Nauta, Peru
Close-up of head
Rio Apure, 127.3mm SL (ANSP198890)
Dorsal view of head
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| Scientific Name | Platysilurus mucosus (Vaillant, 1880) |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Upper Amazon at Calderon, Brazil. |
| Synonym(s) | Duopalatinus goeldii, Duoplatinus goeldii, Platysilurus barbatus, Platystoma mucosa, Platystomatichthys mucosus |
| Etymology | (Greek)Platys=Flat + (Greek)siluros=a cat fish. pimele, fat; –odes, having the form of, i.e., fatty, referring to their adipose fins (at the time, this was a catch-all family for many species, most of which possess a “fatty” or adipose fin). |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 200mm or 7.9" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there) Orinoco (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 | Bulletin de la Société philomathique de Paris (7th Série) v. 4, pp 151 [10]. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 5 records of this fish being seen, view them all. |
| More Resources | |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.15.162.1641 | |
| Last Update | Sat Apr 20, 2024 9:31 am (Species record created: Thu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am) |