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| Scientific Name | Trachelyopterus teaguei (Devincenzi, 1942) |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Río Queguay of Río Uruguay, Paysandú, Uruguay. |
| Synonym(s) | Parauchenipterus teaguei, Trachycorystes teaguei |
| 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 | 196mm or 7.7" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Queguay River basin in lower Uruguay River drainage to Argentina. La Plata, Uruguay, Lower Uruguay, Queguay (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. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported in the aquarium. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Anales del Museo Nacional de Historia Natural de Montevideo (Serie 2) v. 5 (no. 4), pp 37, Pl. 7 (figs. 1-2). |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.22.258.6599 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 02 00:48 (species record created: 2016 May 02 09:30) |