www.scotcat.com


Your internet guide to
all things catfish


Back to Family page Back to Family page

 

Trachelyopterus galeatus  (Linnaeus, 1766)
 Image contributors to this species:
 ScotCat (4) Peru Aquarium Group (1) Daniel Blom (1)
 ScotCat Sources:
 
 Other Sources:
 Fishbase  Google Search  All Catfish Species Inventory  Search ispecies
 
 Common Name:  Common Woodcat
 Synonyms:  Silurus galeatus, Pseudauchenipterus galeatus, Trachycorystes galeatus, Parauchenipterus galeatus,  Auchenipterus maculosus, Parauchenipterus paseae
 Family:  Auchenipteridaeblycipitidae
 Distribution:  South America: Brazil, French Guiana, Peru, Surinam, Trinidad & Tobago
 Size:  22cm. (8¾ins)
 Temp:  20-24°c (67-75°f.)
 p.H.  6.0-7.5.


Back to Family page

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Family:  Auchenipteridae

Click on thumbnails


Click for full imageTrachelyopterus galeatus 

Click for full imageTrachelyopterus galeatus 

Click for full imageTrachelyopterus galeatus 
Close up of head

Click for full imageTrachelyopterus galeatus 

Click for full imageTrachelyopterus galeatus 

Click for full imageTrachelyopterus galeatus 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                             updated = November 25, 2007 © scotcat 1997-2007 



Back to Family page