 Summary of ochmacanthus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Pronounced | awk ma KANTH uss | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Etymology | Ochmacanthus: From the Greek ochma, meaning band and akantha, meaning thorn; in reference to the arrangement of the opercular and interopercular spines. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Size | Smallest 35mm, largest 46mm, average 40mm, most commonly 46mm. All SL. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Species | There are 4 "species" in the database | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Distribution | Login to view the map. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Genus Thumbnails | |
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/siluriformes/trichomycteridae/ochmacanthus/cf_alternus/1.jpg "Ochmacanthus cf. alternus - Click for species page")
/siluriformes/trichomycteridae/ochmacanthus/flabelliferus/1.jpg "Ochmacanthus flabelliferus - Click for species page")
/siluriformes/trichomycteridae/ochmacanthus/orinoco/1.jpg "Ochmacanthus orinoco - Click for species page")