Trachelyopterus teaguei

Devincenzi, 1942
Trachelyopterus teaguei, albino
 
Subfamily
Synonyms
Bagre sapo
Driftwood catfish
Torito
Length (total)
approx.  25 cm
Standard length (documented)
196.0 mm
Recommended tank size
150 cm
Weight
157.000 kg

Paysandú, Río Negro

Argentina, Uruguay

Río de la Plata

˜[ -32.165,-57.595 ]
Map to Trachelyopterus teaguei
Nutrition (mostly): carnivore
Eats plants
not known
Riehl & Baensch 1996
 
 
 
not known
  • Devincenzi, G.J. & Teague, G.W., 1942 "Ictiofauna del Rio Uruguay medio" (Anales del Museo Nacional de Historia Natural de Montevideo (Serie 2)) P. 1
  • 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: Trachelyopterus teaguei, albino
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