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Auchenipterichthys coracoideus  (Eigenmann & Allen, 1942)
 Image contributors to this species:
 Rogers Aquaria (1) ScotCat (1) Chris Ralph (3) Daniel Blom (1)
 ScotCat Sources:
 Factsheet Etymology = Genus  Etymology = species
 Other Sources:
 Fishbase  Google Search  All Catfish Species Inventory  Search ispecies
 
 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


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Family:  Auchenipteridae

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