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| Scientific Name | Tympanopleura cryptica Walsh, Ribeiro & Rapp Py-Daniel, 2015 |
| Common Name | Dusky Dwarf Duck Catfish |
| Type Locality | Loreto, río Solimões drainage, río Orosa, mouth of Tonche Cano, 69.4 mi east of Iquitos, about 3°47'26"S, 73°14'50"W, Peru. |
| Synonym(s) | |
| Etymology | Transliterated from the Greek tympanon, meaning drum, and pleura, meaning side or rib (pleuron), nouns in apposition, in reference to the pseudotympanum. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 90mm or 3.5" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| 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. 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. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America Amazon, Upper Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Upper Amazon, Itaya (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Not Evaluated |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported in the aquarium. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Neotropical Ichthyology v. 13 (no. 1), pp 24, Figs. 1c, 6d, 13. |
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| Last Update | Thu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am (Species record created: Thu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am) |