Trachelyopterus striatulus

Steindachner, 1877
Rio Doce, Itapina, ES - December, 2016 (~ 140 mm TL)
 
Subfamily
Synonyms
Parauchenipterus striatulus
Singing Catish
Length (total)
approx.  28 cm
Recommended tank size
180 cm

Rio de Janeiro, Espírito, Santo

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay

Atlantic SE

˜[ -21.753,-41.300 ]
Map to Trachelyopterus striatulus
Nutrition (mostly): carnivore
dragon-fly (Odonata), beetle (Coleoptera), small fishes, ephemeroptera (Ephemeroptera), Trichoptera (Trichoptera), Schnabelkerfe (Hemiptera)
Eats plants
not known
unknown
 
 
 
present
25 - 27 soft rays
fin edging: black 
I / 5 rays
7 soft rays
6 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
  • 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
Pic. 2: Rio Doce, Itapina, ES - December, 2016 (~ 140 mm TL)
Pic. 3: Itaocara, Rio de Janeiro, setembro 2013
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