Entomocorus

Eigenmann, 1917

Type species: Entomocorus benjamini

Entomocorus benjamini
: Río Ibare Trinidad Bolivien

Classification

Family

Auchenipteridae

Subfamily

Auchenipterinae

Tribe

Auchenipterini

Synonyms

Schlafwelse

Length (total)

7 - 10 cm

Fins

Entomocorus - overview of fins

Entomocorus - Overview of the natural diet

Distribution

Bolivia (1), Brazil (3), Venezuela (1)

Internet sources

Eigenmann, Carl H., 1917 "New and Rare Species of South American Siluridae in the Carnegie Museum" (Annals of the Carnegie Museum, Vol. 11, P. 403)

Species

Species
Country
Origin

Length
(cm)

AQ
(cm)

T.
(°C)

Bree
ding

Entomocorus benjamini
Eigenmann, 1917

Bolivia, Brazil
río Santa Rita, río Mamoré, río Ibaré, oberer rio Madeira-Einzug
(Beni, Rondônia, Amazonas (BRA))

unknown

Entomocorus gameroi
Mago-Leccia, 1984

Venezuela
río Macapra, caño Payara, caño La Varitas, laguna Los Laureles, laguna La Negra, río Apurito, río Apure, río Caura, río Portuguesa, río Tiznados, río Socopo, río Guanare Viejo, río Guariquito, caño Maporal, caño Falcon, caño Maraca, caño Igüez,laguna Tapatapa, laguna Pavoncito, laguna Castillero, laguna Flor Amarillo, esteros de Camguan
(Apure, Bolívar, Guárico, Monagas, Delta Amacuro, Portuguesa)

Rodríguez, M.A.; Richardson, S.E. & Lewis, W.M. Jr., 1990 "Nocturnal Behavior and Aspects of the Ecology of a Driftwood Catfish, Entomocorus gameroi (Auchenipteridae)"
Royero, R., 1999 "Studies on the Systematics of the Catfish family Auchenipteridae (Teleostei: Siluriformes)"
Akama, A. & Ferraris, C.J., Jr., 2003 "Entomocorus melaphareus, a new species of auchenipterid catfish (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes) from the lower and middle reaches of the rio Amazonas"

25 - 29

unknown

Entomocorus melaphareus
Akama & Ferraris, 2003

Brazil
unterer Amazonas
(Pará (BRA))