Trachelyopterus galeatus
Linnaeus, 1766
Synonyms
Silurus galeatus
Parauchenipterus striatulus
has Auchenipterus maculosus
has Parauchenipterus paseae
Parauchenipterus galeatus
Pseudauchenipterus galeatus
Trachycorystes galeatus
Apretador Torito
apretón
Bagre sapo
Common Woodcat
Tajopy
Wurzelwels
Parauchenipterus striatulus
has Auchenipterus maculosus
has Parauchenipterus paseae
Parauchenipterus galeatus
Pseudauchenipterus galeatus
Trachycorystes galeatus
Apretador Torito
apretón
Bagre sapo
Common Woodcat
Tajopy
Wurzelwels
Length (total)
approx. 26 cm
Recommended tank size
150 cm
Weight
0.675 kg
pH
6.0 - 7.5
Nutrition (mostly): carnivore
small fishes, worms, arthropden
small fishes, worms, arthropden
vegetable fibers, beetle (Coleoptera), decapod (Decapoda), small fishes, Locusts (Orthoptera), Webspinnen (Aranae), insects, terrestrial, fishes, zooplankton, Shellfish, snails (Gastropoda), detritus, algae, Homoptera (Homoptera), Hymenoptera (Hymenoptera), insects, aquatic, dragon-fly (Odonata), dragon-fly (Odonata) (larvae)
Eats plants
not known
Males have modified anal fin
scotcat
20 - 25 soft rays
14 - 17 soft rays
slightly incised / concave
I / (5 -) 6 rays
6 - 8 soft rays
6 soft rays
14 - 17 soft rays
slightly incised / concave
I / (5 -) 6 rays
6 - 8 soft rays
6 soft rays
Sympatric with
Ancistrus sp. "L 503"
Hypostomus johnii
Parotocinclus cabessadecuia
Parotocinclus seridoensis
Awaous tajasica
Brachychalcinus parnaibae
Hypostomus johnii
Parotocinclus cabessadecuia
Parotocinclus seridoensis
Awaous tajasica
Brachychalcinus parnaibae
Crenicichla menezesi
Crenicichla sp.
Hoplias malabaricus
Jupiaba polylepis
Serrapinnus piaba
Tetragonopterus argenteus
Crenicichla sp.
Hoplias malabaricus
Jupiaba polylepis
Serrapinnus piaba
Tetragonopterus argenteus
On the positive list of Brazil in 2012 : The positive list of Brazil
last seen on a
german stock list
german stock list
03/January/2021
- 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
- Bertoletti, J.J.; da Silva, J.F.P. & Pereira, E.H.L., 1995 "A new species of the catfish genus Trachelyopterus (Siluriformes, Auchenipteridae) from southern Brazil" (Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie) P. 71
- Reis, R.E., Kullander, S.O. & Ferraris, C.J. et.al., 2003 "Check List of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America" P. 478
- Linnaeus, 1766 "Pisces" (Systema Naturae, Vol. 1, P. 503)
- Garcia, D.A.Z.; Vidotto-Magnoni, A.P. & Orsi, M.L., 2018 "Diet and feeding ecology of non-native fishes in lentic and lotic freshwater habitats" (Aquatic Invasions, Vol. 13 No. 4, P. 565)
- Ota, R.R.; Carvalho Deprá, G. de; Graça, W.J. da & Pavanelli, C.S., 2018 "Peixes da planície de inundação do alto rio Paraná e áreas adjacentes: revised, annotated and updated" (Neotropical Ichthyology, Vol. 16 No. 2, P. 62)
- Urbano-Bonilla, A.; Ballen, G.A.; Herrera-R, G.A.; Zamudio, J., Herrera-Collazos; E.E.; DoNascimiento, C.; Prada-Pedreros, S. & Maldonado-Ocampo, A., 2018 "Fishes of the Cusiana River (Meta River basin, Colombia), with an identification key to its species" (ZooKeys, No. 733, P. 81)
- Silva, M.J.; Ramos, T.P.A.; Carvalho, F.R.; Brito, M.F.G.; ramos, R.T.C.; Rosa, R.S.; Sánchez-Botero, J.I.; Novaes, J.L.C.; Costa, R.S. & Lima, S.M.Q., 2020 "Freshwater fish richness baseline from the São Francisco Interbasin Water Transfer Project in the Brazilian Semiarid" (Neotropical Ichthyology, Vol. 18 No. 4)
- Ferraz, J.D.; Jarduli, L.R.; Garcia, D.A.Z.; Casimiro, A.C.R.; Almeida, F.S. de & Orsi, M.L., 2021 "Morphological deformities in the invasive driftwood catfish Trachelyopterus galeatus in the Upper Paraná River, Brazil: a sign of human impact?" (abstract) (Journal of Fish Biology)
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Samuel Benn
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Julio Endler
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