Pale appearance if given white pipe to hide in
Sperm case found after spawning activity
Sperm case found after spawning activity
From French Guiana
Close-up of head
From Suriname
Feeding
Frontal view
Lower Rio Tapajós
Habitat: floating grasses, Rio Tapajós
Rio Formoso in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
Habitat in Rio Formoso in Mato Grosso do Sul
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| Scientific Name | Trachelyopterus galeatus (Linnaeus, 1766) |
| Common Names | Common Woodcat Anujá (Brazil), Anujá (Brazil), Stor Drivtømmermalle (Denmark) |
| Type Locality | South America [possibly Suriname River]. |
| Synonym(s) | Auchenipterus galeatus, Auchenipterus maculosus, Parauchenipterus galeatus, Parauchenipterus paseae, Pseudauchenipterus galeatus, Silurus galeatus, Trachycorystes galeatus |
| 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 | 220mm or 8.7" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there) Guyana Waters, Coastal Rivers of Guyanas, Suriname Coastal Rivers, Marowijne, Upper Marowijne, Grand Inini (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. |
| pH | 6.0 - 7.5 |
| Temperature | 20.0-24.0°C or 68-75.2°F (Show species within this range) |
| Other Parameters | Slightly soft water is preferable but in no way vital - this is a hardy fish. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported in the aquarium. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Systema naturae sive regna tria naturae v. 1 (pt 1), pp 503 |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 13 records of this fish being seen, view them all. |
| More Resources | |
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 | Look up T. galeatus on Encyclopedia of Life |
 | Look up T. galeatus on Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.22.258.314 | |
| Last Update | Thu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am (Species record created: Thu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am) |