Auchenipterus nuchalis

Spix & Agassiz, 1829

(Type species)
Auchenipterus nuchalis vom Barama River, Guyana
 
Subfamily
Synonyms
Hypophthalmus nuchalis
Moustache Cat
least concern
Length (total)
approx.  30 cm
Recommended tank size
150 cm

Cayenne, Amazonas (BRA), Pará (BRA)

Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, Guyana, Colombia, French Guiana, Suriname

rio Capim → rio Guamá → baia do Guajará ⇒ rio Pará | Amazonas | Lawa River → Marowijne River | Approuague River | Essequibo River ⇒ Atlantic NE

[ -1.679,-47.778 ]
Map to Auchenipterus nuchalis
Type of water
Black water
inverbrates (terrestrial) (invertebrates (terrestris)), inverbrates (aquatic) (invertebrates (aquatic)), vegetable fibers, Büschelmücken (Chaoboridae), fishes, zooplankton, algae, detritus
Eats plants
not known
unknown
 
 
 
long
(37 -) 41 - 44 (- 47) soft rays
incised / concave, pointed
top and bottom approximately the same length
6 - 7 soft rays
11 - 12 (- 13) soft rays
(14 -) 12 - 13 soft rays
Not 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
  • Mees, G.F., 1986 "Records of Auchenipteridae and Pimelodidae from French Guiana (Pisces, Nematognathi)" (Proceedings of the Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen (Series C, Biological and Medical Sciences)) P. 312
  • 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
Pic. 2: Auchenipterus nuchalis vom Barama River, Guyana
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