Ageneiosus militaris Valenciennes, 1835
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Image
contributors to this species: |
Julio Endler (1)
Sara Sverlij (1) |
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Relevant Information: |
Ageneiosus militaris lives
in rivers, eating fish and microcrustaceans. Breeding:
They do not have parental care and fertilization is internal.
In the breeding season males have ossified chins, modifications
in the spine of the dorsal fin and previous anal fin rays form
the gonopodium. (Da Graça and) Pavanelli, 2007). Location:
In the Paraná River one finds it in spring, summer and
early fall. |
Common
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None |
Synonyms: |
Ageneiosus valenciennesi, Ageniosus
militaris, Silurus imberbis, Silurus trigintaoctoradiatus, Ageneiosus
uruguayensis, Ageneiosus marquesi |
Family: |
Auchenipteridae |
Distribution: |
South America:
La Plata River basin: Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay. |
Size: |
30.0cm. (12ins) |
Temp: |
22-24°c (71-75°f.) |
p.H. |
6.5-7.5 |
Reference: |
Froese, R. and D. Pauly.
Editors. 2009.FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.
www.fishbase.org, version (06/2016).
Ferraris, C.J. Jr., 2007. Checklist of catfishes,
recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue
of siluriform primary types. Zootaxa 1418:1-628.
Ferraris, C.J. Jr., 2003. Auchenipteridae (Driftwood
catfishes). p. 470-482. In R.E. Reis, S.O. Kullander and C.J.
Ferraris, Jr. (eds.) Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of South
and Central America. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS, Brasil.
www.proteger.org.ar/peces-cuenca. Uso sostenible
de peces en la Cuenca del Plata Información aplicada
a la mejora de los medios de vida de las poblaciones locales
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