Got a picture?
Please do send it in!
 All Fishes Data Sheet | |
|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Trachelyopterus amblops (Meek & Hildebrand, 1913) |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Río Tuyra, Marriganti, Panama. |
| Synonym(s) | Felichthys amblops, Parauchenipterus amblops |
| 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. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 190mm or 7.5" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Central America: Tuira River basin. Panama Pacific Rivers, Tuira (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 2019. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported in the aquarium. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Field Museum of Natural History, Publications, Zoölogical Series v. 10 (no. 8), pp 77. |
| 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 | |
 | Look up T. amblops on PlanetCatfish.com |
 | Look up T. amblops on Fishbase |
 | Look up T. amblops on Encyclopedia of Life |
 | Look up T. amblops on Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.22.258.7529 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 02 00:48 (species record created: 2019 Aug 29 22:27) |