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Scientific Name	**Trachelyopterus lucenai** Bertoletti, da Silva & Pereira, 1995
Common Names	Southern Driftwood Catfish Sydlig Drivtømmermalle (Denmark)
Type Locality	Rio Jacuí at saco do Quilombo, about 29°58'S, 51°15'W, ilha das Flores, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
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	213mm or 8.4" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: Jacuí River basin in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Rio Grande Do Sul State Waters, Laguna dos Patos, Guaíba, Jacuí (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 2018.
Husbandry Information
Feeding	From a gut analysis study the most abundant food items present in the species diet were insects and fish. Molluscs and crustaceans were also present. User data.
Breeding	Unreported.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie v. 22 (nos 3-4), pp 71, Figs. 2-3.
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 02 00:48 (species record created: 2010 Aug 05 02:56)