All Fishes ⇒ Auchenipteridae ⇒ Auchenipterinae ⇒ The genus Tympanopleura

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Etymology Transliterated from the Greek tympanon, meaning drum, and pleura, meaning side or rib (pleuron), nouns in apposition, in reference to the pseudotympanum.
Identification Both Tympanopleura and Ageneiosus do not have obvious, permanent barbles. The two genera can be externally distinguished in that Tympanopleura has a prominent pseudotympanum consisting of an area on the side of the body devoid of epaxial musculature where the gas bladder contacts the internal coelomic wall; are shorter, blunter headed without greatly elongated jaws; and have a smaller adult body size.
Breeding Unreported in the aquarium.
Size Smallest 48mm, largest 160mm, average 104mm, most commonly 48mm. All SL.
Species There are 8 "species" in the database
New spp. / time
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