Trachelyopterus teaguei

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

Paysandú, Río Negro, Rio Grande do Sul

Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay

Río de la Plata ➙ Atlantic SE

˜[ -32.165,-57.595 ]
Map to Trachelyopterus teaguei
Nutrition (mostly): carnivore
Eats plants
not known
Riehl & Baensch 1996
 
 
 
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
  • 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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