Auchenipterus demerarae
Eigenmann, 1912
according to the origin Demerara River
Synonyms
unknown
Length (total)
approx. 13 cm
Standard length (documented)
103.0 mm
Recommended tank size
80 cm
Eats plants
not known
unknown
present
(37 -) 39 - 41 (- 43) soft rays
greatly incised / concave, pointed
top and bottom approximately the same length
I / 6 - 7 rays
straight
(10 -) 11 (- 12) soft rays
(13 -) 12 soft rays
(37 -) 39 - 41 (- 43) soft rays
greatly incised / concave, pointed
top and bottom approximately the same length
I / 6 - 7 rays
straight
(10 -) 11 (- 12) soft rays
(13 -) 12 soft rays
not known
- Reis, R.E., Kullander, S.O. & Ferraris, C.J. et.al., 2003 "Check List of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America" P. 473
- Eigenmann, C.H., 1912 "The Freshwater Fishes of British Guiana, including a Study of the ecological Grouping of Species, and the Relation of the Fauna of the Plateau to that of the Lowlands" (Memoirs of the Carnegie Museum, Vol. 5, P. 202)
- Ibarra, M. & Stewart, D.J., 1987 "Catalogue of type specimens of recent fishes in Field Museum of Natural History" (Field Museum of Natural History, Vol. 35, P. 14)
- Ferraris, C.J., Jr. & Vari, R.P., 1999 "The South American catfish genus Auchenipterus Valenciennes, 1840 (Ostariophysi: Siluriformes: Auchenipteridae): monophyly and relationships, with a revisionary study" (Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, Vol. 126 No. 4, P. 417)
- Galvis, G.; Mojica, J.I.; Doque, S.R.; Castellanos, C.; Sánchez-Duarte, P.; Arce, M.; Gutiérrez, Á.; Jiménez, L.F.; Santos, M.; Vejarano, S.; Arbeláez, F.; Prieto, E. & Leiva,, 2006 "Peces del medio Amazonas - Región de Leticia" (Conservación Internacional, P. 267)
- Ferraris, C.J. jr., 2007 "Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types (I)" (Zootaxa, Vol. 1418, P. 72)
- Fishbase
Many thanks to
for the pictures
Eigenmann, Carl H. (PD)
1, 2
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