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Scientific Name	**Tympanopleura rondoni** (Miranda Ribeiro, 1914)
Common Name
Type Locality	Rio Negro at Mañaos, Brazil.
Synonym(s)	Ageneiosus madeirensis, Ageneiosus rondoni
Etymology	Transliterated from the Greek tympanon, meaning drum, and pleura, meaning side or rib (pleuron), nouns in apposition, in reference to the pseudotympanum. The specific epithet is a patronym named in honour of Cândido Mariano da Silva Rondon (1865-1958), famous Brazilian Army Marshal, pioneering telegraph engineer, patriot, zealous explorer, and protector of indigenous tribes.
Species Information
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.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Negro, Lower Negro (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	Pimelodidae, Trachycorystidae, Cetopsidae, Bunocephalidae, Auchenipteridae, e Hypophthalmidae. Annexo no. 5, pp 12, Pls. 1 (fig. 3), 2 (figs. 3-4).
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Last Update	2025 Jan 02 00:48 (species record created: 2015 Apr 29 13:16)