Tympanopleura atronasus

Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1888
Ageneiosus cf. atronasus, Peru
ater (lat.) - black; nasus (lat.) - nose
 
Subfamily
Synonyms
Parauchenipterus striatulus
Ageneiosus melanopogon
Ageneiosus nigricollis
Blacknose Drumcat
Peru Delfinwels
Length (total)
approx.  18 cm
Standard length (documented)
149.0 mm
Recommended tank size
120 cm
Weight
0.066 kg

Amazonas (BRA), Pará, Loreto, Beni

Bolivia, Brazil, Peru

Amazonas

˜[ -3.723,-73.206 ]
Map to Tympanopleura atronasus
Nutrition (mostly): carnivore
inverbrates (invertebrates ), small fishes
Eats plants
not known
unknown
 
 
 
(23 -) 26 - 28 (- 30) soft rays
8 + 9 soft rays
incised / concave, pointed
I / 6 rays
(7 -) 9 soft rays
On the positive list of Brazil in 2012 : The positive list of Brazil
Not on the negative list of Brazil from 2020 : The negative list of Brazil
last seen on a
german stock list
05/June/2018
  • Miranda Ribeiro, Dr. A.de, 1917 "De scleracanthis. Fluvio "Solimões" anno MCMVIII a cl. F. Machado da Silva duce brasiliense inventis et in Museu Urbis "Rio de Janeiro" servatis" (Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Sciências (Rio de Janeiro)) P. 51
  • Reis, R.E., Kullander, S.O. & Ferraris, C.J. et.al., 2003 "Check List of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America" P. 471
  • Schraml, E., 2004 "Delfinwelse" (Das Aquarium) P. 20
Pic. 2: Ageneiosus cf. atronasus, Peru
Pic. 3: Tympanopleura atronasus
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