Ageneiosus vittatus

Steindachner, 1908
Ageneiosus vittatus
vittatus (lat.) - with ribbons
 
Subfamily
 
Genus
Synonyms
Duck Catfish
Length (total)
approx.  30 cm
Standard length (documented)
213.0 mm
Recommended tank size
180 cm

Beni, Acre, Rondônia, Napo, Amazonas (BRA)

Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador

río Tahuamanu ➙ río Orthon ➙ río Madre de Dios ➙ río Beni | río Apere ➙ río Mamoré ⇒ rio Madeira | río Pastaza → río Marañón | rio Tiquié ➙ rio Vaupés ➙ rio Negro ⇒ Amazonas ➙ Atlantic NE

˜[ -8.753,-67.411 ]
Map to Ageneiosus vittatus
Eats plants
not known
from genus: M mit (temporär?) verlängerter Dorsale
unknown
 
 
 
present
iv - v / (30 -) 32 - 35 rays
8 + 9 soft rays
slightly incised / concave, pointed
I / 6 rays
12 (- 13) soft rays
6 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
  • Reis, R.E., Kullander, S.O. & Ferraris, C.J. et.al., 2003 "Check List of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America" P. 472
  • Schraml, E., 2004 "Delfinwelse" (Das Aquarium) P. 19
  • Schäfer, Frank: "Revision der Delfinwelse abgeschlossen"
    (DATZ Mai 2017)
Pic. 2: Ageneiosus vittatus
Pic. 3: Ageneiosus vittatus
Pic. 4: Ageneiosus vittatus - Type
Many thanks to
for the pictures
Flávio Lima (CC BY-NC 3.0)
1, 2, 3
Steindachner, Franz (PD)
4
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