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 All Fishes Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Trachelyopterus albicrux (Berg, 1901) |
| Common Name | White Cross Woodcat |
| Type Locality | Río de la Plata, near the mouth of Río Santiago, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. |
| Synonym(s) | Parauchenipterus albicrux, Trachycorystes albicrux |
| Pronunciation | AHL bee crucks |
| 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. albi meaning white and crux meaning cross alluding to the white cross displayed by the fish when viewed from above. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 140mm or 5.5" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: La Plata River basin to Argentina. La Plata (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Upper Amazon, Nanay (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 | 18.0-24.0°C or 64.4-75.2°F (Show species within this range) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Comunicaciones del Museo Nacional de Buenos Aires v. 1 (no. 9), pp 303. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 2 records of this fish being seen, view them all. |
| Forum BBCode | |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.22.258.618 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 02 01:40 (species record created: 2001 May 24 00:00) |