Centromochlus

Kner, 1858
Type species: Centromochlus megalops
Centromochlus megalops
Classification
 
Family
Auchenipteridae
 
Subfamily
Centromochlinae
 
Tribe
Centromochlini
Synonyms
Length (total)
4 - 15 cm
Fins
Adipose
Anale
Caudale
Dorsale
Pectorale
Ventrale
 
Centromochlus - overview of fins
Distribution
Brazil (2), Colombia (3), Guyana (1), Peru (2), Venezuela (1)
 
Similar Genus
Glanidium
Tatia
 
Centromochlus - on last evaluated german stock lists
Internet sources

Species

Species
Country
Origin
Length
(cm)
AQ
(cm)
T.
(°C)
Bree
ding
Centromochlus akwe
Coelho, Chamon & Sarmento-Soares, 2021
 
Brazil
rio Araguaia
Coelho, F.L.; Chamon, C.C. & Sarmento-Soares, L.M., 2021 "A new species of driftwood catfish Centromochlus Kner, 1858 (Siluriformes, Auchenipteridae, Centromochlinae) from Tocantins-Araguaia River drainage" (abstract)
 
 
 
unknown
Centromochlus existimatus
Mees, 1974
 
Brazil, Colombia, Peru
Río Ucayali-, rio Solimões-, rio Madeira, Amazonas-Einzug
(Contamana, Amazonas (BRA), Pará (BRA), Acre)
Mees, G.F., 1974 "The Auchenipteridae and Pimelodidae of Suriname (Pisces, Nematognathi)"
Soares-Porto, L.M., 1998 "Monophyly and Interrelationships of the Centromochlinae (Siluriformes: Auchenipteridae)" (abstract)
Galvis, G.; Mojica, J.I.; Doque, S.R.; Castellanos, C.; Sánchez-Duarte, P.; Arce, M.; Gutiérrez, Á.; Jiménez, L.F.; Santos, M.; Vejarano, S.; Arbeláez, F.; Prieto, E. & Leiva,, 2006 "Peces del medio Amazonas - Región de Leticia"
12
80
 
unknown
Centromochlus heckelii
De Filippi, 1853
 
Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Venezuela
Río Napo, Amazonas-, Río Orinoco-Einzug
(Loreto, Amazonas (BRA), Amazonas (VEN))
Centromochlus heckelii
15
100
25 - 30
unknown
Centromochlus megalops
Kner, 1858
 
Colombia
nahe Bogota
(Cundinamarca)
Centromochlus megalops
8
60
 
unknown
Centromochlus reticulatus
Mees, 1974
 
Guyana
Rupununi-River
(Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo)
IUCN: least concern
Centromochlus reticulatus
4
60
 
PCF
5  entries found.
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for the pictures
Kner (1858) (PD)
1, 3
Thorke A.S. Østergaard (CC BY-NC 3.0)
2
Johann Forsthuber (Zierfisch Zentrum - Austria)
4
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