Trachycorystes menezesi

Britski & Akama, 2011
Trachycorystes menezesi, MZUSP 104671, holotype, 185.7 mm SL. Igarapé do Aeroporto, right bank tributary of rio Aripuanã, Mato Grosso
dedicated Naércio A. Menezes
 
Family
Auchenipteridae
 
Subfamily
Auchenipterinae
 
Tribe
Trachelyopterini
 
Genus
Trachycorystes
Synonyms
unknown
Length (total)
approx.  35 cm
Standard length (documented)
199.2 mm
Recommended tank size
200 cm
Temperature
26 - 30 °C
igarapé do Aeroporto near Aripuanã, igarapé Genipapo = igarapé Jenipopo, ➀ rio Aripuanã basin upstream cachoeira Dardanelos, cachoeira Andorinhas

Mato Grosso

Brazil

rio Aripuanã → rio Madeira → Amazonas → Atlantic NE

[ -10.185,-59.465 ]
Map to Trachycorystes menezesi
Habitat river width
2.00 - 3.00 m
(Prefered) River depth
< 3.00 m
Type of water
Clear water
Substrate
sand
In water
deadwood, branches
On the riverbank
forest
 
Trachycorystes - overview of habitats
Water values South America
Nutrition (mostly): carnivore
cancer (Crustacea), scorpion, insects, fishes
 
Trachycorystes - Overview of the natural diet
Eats plants
not known
unknown
 
 
 
Adipose fin
Anal fin
Caudal fin

Dorsal fin

Pectoral fins
Pelvic fins
present
III / (16 -) 17 - 18 (- 19) rays
15 soft rays
greatly incised / concave, round
I / 6 rays
straight
7 soft rays
8 soft rays
 
Trachycorystes - overview of fins
Similar catfishes
Trachycorystes trachycorystes
Sympatric with
Rhamdia quelen
Acestrorhynchus sp.
Crenicichla sp.
Hoplias malabaricus
Synbranchus marmoratus
Tatia sp.
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
 
Trachycorystes - on last evaluated german stock lists
Pic. 2: Trachycorystes menezesi, MZUSP 104671, holotype, 185.7 mm SL. Igarapé do Aeroporto, right bank tributary of rio Aripuanã, Mato Grosso
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for the pictures
H.A. Britski & A. Akama (CC BY-NC 4.0)
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