Ochmacanthus

Eigenmann, 1912

Type species: Ochmacanthus flabelliferus

Classification

Family

Trichomycteridae

Subfamily

Stegophilinae

Synonyms

Gyrinurus

Length (total)

4 - 5 cm

Fins

Ochmacanthus - overview of fins

Distribution

Argentina (1), Bolivia (3), Brazil (4), Colombia (3), French Guiana (1), Guyana (1), Paraguay (1), Venezuela (3)

Similar Genus

Internet sources

Eigenmann, C.H., 1912 "The freshwater fishes of British Guiana, including a study of the ecological grouping of species, and the relation of the fauna of the plateau to that of the lowlands" (Memoirs of the Carnegie Museum, Vol. 5, P. 213)

Species

Species
Country
Origin

Length
(cm)

AQ
(cm)

T.
(°C)

Bree
ding

Ochmacanthus alternus
Myers, 1927

Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela
Caño Quiribana, río Meta, río Orinoco-, rio Negro-Einzug
(Bolívar, Meta, Amazonas (VEN), Amazonas (BRA))

unknown

Ochmacanthus batrachostoma
Miranda-Ribeiro, 1912

Argentinia, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay
Río Paraguai, río Paraná-Einzug
(Mato Grosso do Sul)
IUCN: least concern

unknown

Ochmacanthus flabelliferus
Eigenmann, 1912

Guyana, Venezuela
Konawaruk River
(Potaro-Siparuni)

Eigenmann, C.H., 1912 "The freshwater fishes of British Guiana, including a study of the ecological grouping of species, and the relation of the fauna of the plateau to that of the lowlands"
Ibarra, M. & Stewart, D.J., 1987 "Catalogue of type specimens of recent fishes in Field Museum of Natural History"
Ferraris, C.J. jr., 2007 "Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types (II)"

unknown

Ochmacanthus orinoco
Myers, 1927

Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela
Río Orinoco-, rio Negro-Einzug
(Amazonas (BRA) Amazonas (VEN))

unknown

Ochmacanthus reinhardtii
Steindachner, 1882

Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana
Río Putumayo = rio Iça, Lago Manacapuru, Amazonas
(Amazonas (BRA))

Steindachner, Dr. F., 1882 "Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Flussfische Südamerikas IV."
Steindachner, Dr. F., 1883 "Beiträge zur Kenntniss der Flussfische Südamerika's. IV"
Bail, P.Y. Le; Keith, P. & Planquette, P., 2000 "Atlas des poissons d'eau douce de Guyane"

unknown

5 entries found.

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C.S. Neto & M. de Pinna (CC BY-NC 4.0)

California Academy of Sciences (CCO (PD))

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