/siluriformes/auchenipteridae/auchenipterus/brachyurus/1.jpg "Auchenipterus brachyurus")
MUSM 36779, 110 mm SL, Rio Las Piedras, Madre de Dios basin, Peru
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| Scientific Name | Auchenipterus brachyurus (Cope, 1878) |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Peruvian Amazon. |
| Synonym(s) | Euanemus brachyurus |
| Pronunciation | awk en NIP terr uss |
| Etymology | Auchenipterus: From the Greek, auchenos, meaning neck and pteron, meaning fin; in reference to the long cranial shield, which gives the appearance that the dorsal fin originates at the neck region. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 165mm or 6.5" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Upper Amazon River basin. Amazon, Upper Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Purus, Macapá (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Madeira, Madre de Dios (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society v. 17 (no. 101), pp 676. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.22.194.2386 | |
| Last Update | 2014 Jun 29 10:26 (species record created: 2010 Jan 11 15:36) |