/siluriformes/auchenipteridae/trachelyopterus/sp%60rio_xingu%60/1.jpg "Trachelyopterus sp. `RIO XINGU`")
/siluriformes/auchenipteridae/trachelyopterus/sp%60rio_xingu%60/2.jpg "Trachelyopterus sp. `RIO XINGU`")
/siluriformes/auchenipteridae/trachelyopterus/sp%60rio_xingu%60/3.jpg "Trachelyopterus sp. `RIO XINGU`")
A similar fish from the Rio Tapajós/siluriformes/auchenipteridae/trachelyopterus/sp%60rio_xingu%60/4.jpg "Trachelyopterus sp. `RIO XINGU`")
/siluriformes/auchenipteridae/trachelyopterus/sp%60rio_xingu%60/5.jpg "Trachelyopterus sp. `RIO XINGU`")
Dorsal view
 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Trachelyopterus sp. `RIO XINGU` |
| Common Name | |
| 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. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Amazon, Lower Amazon, Xingu (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Registered Keepers | There is but a single registered keeper, view all "my cats" data. |
| Wishlists | Love this species? Click the heart to add it to your wish list. There are 3 wishes to keep this species, see who wants what. |
| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 5 records of this fish being seen, view them all. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.22.258.369 | |
| Last Update | 2005 Oct 23 00:00 (species record created: 2001 Apr 13 00:00) |