Pseudauchenipterus nodosus

Bloch, 1794

(Type species)
Pseudauchenipterus nodosus, Guyana
nodo (lat.) - node, because the node on the first ray of the dorsal fin
 
Subfamily
Synonyms
Auchenipterus furcatus
Bagre patriota
Cocosoda Catfish
Fadendornwels
Josoroco
Knotenwels
Pseudauchenipterus guppyi
Pseudauchenipterus nigrolineatus
Silurus nodosus
Silvaichthys aguilerae
Length (total)
approx.  30 cm
Recommended tank size
180 cm
pH
6.5 - 8.0
Caribic: coastal waters Venezuela -, Atlantic SE: coastal waters Bahia
Trinidad sporadisch

Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Trinidad, Venezuela

Pacific | Atlantic NE | Atlantic SE
Map to Pseudauchenipterus nodosus
Type of water
Brackish water
Substrate
mud
Nutrition (mostly): omnivore
Eats plants
not known
unknown
 
 
 
present
iii / 17 - 18 rays
concave
17 - 21 soft rays
greatly incised / concave, pointed
I / 5 - 6 rays
7 soft rays
8 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. 313
  • Reis, R.E., Kullander, S.O. & Ferraris, C.J. et.al., 2003 "Check List of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America" P. 476
Pic. 2: Pseudauchenipterus nodosus, Guyana
Pic. 3: Pseudauchenipterus nodosus, Guyana
Pic. 4: Pseudauchenipterus nodosus, Guyana
Many thanks to
for the pictures
Samuel Benn
1, 2, 3, 4
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