Tympanopleura personata

Ribeiro, Silva-Oliveira, Magalhães, Gama & Rapp Py-Daniel, 2026
Tympanopleura personata
personata - personatus (lat.) = masked
 
Family
Auchenipteridae
 
Subfamily
Auchenipterinae
 
Tribe
Ageneiosini
 
Genus
Tympanopleura
Synonyms
unknown
IUCN Red List:
least concern
Length (total)
approx.  12 cm
Standard length (documented)
85.7 mm
rio Iquiri near Lábrea (endemic)

Amazonas (BRA)

Brazil

rio Ituxi → rio Purus → Amazonas → Atlantic NE

[ -8.995,-66.356 ]
Map to Tympanopleura personata
Type of water
White water
Flow
normal - strong
In water
branches
On the riverbank
trees, shrubbery
 
Tympanopleura - overview of habitats
Water values South America
 
Tympanopleura - Overview of the natural diet
Eats plants
not known
approx. 6.5 cm
unknown
 
 
 
 
Tympanopleura - overview of fins
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
Pic. 2: Tympanopleura personata
Pic. 3: Tympanopleura personata
Many thanks to
for the pictures
F. R. V. Ribeiro, C. Silva-Oliveira, V. Magalhães, L. Gama, L. H. Rapp Py-Daniel
1, 2, 3
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