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Trachelyopterus fisheri (Eigenmann, 1916) |
Image contributors to this species: |
Allan James (3) |
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Sexual Differences: Males posses a long curved dorsal, genital papilla and thickened maxillary barbels. Aquarium Care: Good addition to the larger community tank and will not harass other occupants as long as they are not too small to be eaten on this catfishes night time prowls. Provide hiding places for it. Diet: Will eat most aquarium fare. Etymology: The genus name Trachelyopterus: meaning trachelos, neck; pterus, fin, presumably referring to the elevated nape of T. coriaceus, which gives the appearance that dorsal fin originates at the neck region. The specific name fisheri: in honour of automotive and real estate entrepreneur Carl G. Fisher (1874-1939) of Indianapolis, Indiana (USA), “who helped to make possible a second expedition to the type locality [Columbia] of this species” (possibly first cousin of Homer G. Fisher [1888-1918], Eigenmann’s student and co-author of several fishes species collected during the Columbia expedition). |
Common Name: |
Fisher's Woodcat |
Synonyms: |
Parauchenipterus fisheri, Trachycorystes fisheri |
Family: |
Auchenipteridae |
Distribution: |
South America: Atrato basin, Rio Sucio. Type locality: Río Sucio, Colombia. |
Size: |
28.0cm. (11ins) |
Temp: |
22-26°c (71-79°f.) |
p.H. |
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6.0-7.0. |
Reference: |
Froese,
R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2009. FishBase.
World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org,
version (01/2011). |
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