Auchenipterus osteomystax

Miranda-Ribeiro, 1918
Auchenipterus osteomystax
 
Subfamily
Synonyms
Parauchenipterus striatulus
Buzo
Ceratocheilus osteomystax
hocicón
pirá bicicleta (Paraguay)
surumanha (BRA)
Torito
Length (total)
approx.  33 cm
Standard length (documented)
230.0 mm
Recommended tank size
200 cm
Weight
0.180 kg

Goiás, Pará, Mato Grosso, Santa Fé, Mato Grosso do Sul, Paraná

Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay

rio Araguaia → rio Tocantins → rio Pará | rio Trombetas → Amazonas ⇒ Atlantic NE ↓ rio Miranda | rio São Lourenço | río Salado ⇒ río Paraguay → río Paraná | rio Uruguai = río Uruguay ⇒ río de la Plata → Atlantic SE ↓

˜[ -15.351,-50.451 ]
Map to Auchenipterus osteomystax
water fleas (Cladocera), beetle (Coleoptera), insects, terrestrial, Webspinnen (Aranae), Milben (Acari), Copepods (Copepoda), ephemeroptera (Ephemeroptera), diptera (Diptera), Hymenoptera (Hymenoptera), Trichoptera (Trichoptera) (larvae)
Eats plants
not known
unknown
 
 
 
small
iii - iv / (39 -) 41 - 44 (- 47) rays
incised / concave, pointed
top and bottom approximately the same length
(6 -) 7 soft rays
(10 -) 12 - 13 (- 14) 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
  • Reis, R.E., Kullander, S.O. & Ferraris, C.J. et.al., 2003 "Check List of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America" P. 474
Pic. 2: Auchenipterus osteomystax
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