Rogers
Aquaria (1) ScotCat
(1) Chris Ralph (3) Daniel Blom
(1)
ScotCat Sources:
Other
Sources:
Relevant
Information:
This widespread Amazonian
species that had been misidentified as A. thoracatus is,
instead, A. coracoideus; a species that also occurs
in the upper Essequibo River.
Common
Name:
Midnight Catfish, Zamora
Cat
Synonyms:
Trachycorystes
coracoides
Family:
Auchenipteridaeblycipitidae
Distribution:
South
America:Tocantins River, central
and upper portions of Amazon River, and Essequibo River basins
Size:
13.5cm.
(5¼ins)
Temp:
23-25°c
(73-77°f.)
p.H.
6.5-7.2.
Reference:
Carl J. Ferraris
Jr., Richard P. Vari, and Sandra J. Raredon. Catfishes
of the genus Auchenipterichthys (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes:
Auchenipteridae); a revisionary study
