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Trachelyopterus albicrux (Berg, 1901)

 

Image contributors to this species:

Robin Warne (1) Allan James (1) Cheilinus Aquarium Photography (2)

ScotCat Sources:

Etymology = Genus

Other Sources:

Search  Fishbase  Catalog of Fishes  Global Biodiversity Information Facility  iNaturalist

Relevant Information:

T. albicrux is a demersal (living at or near the bottom of the water body) species. Habitat: Species of the genus are adaptable to different freshwater habitats, including ponds, ditches, burrow pits along roads and dammed areas. This species is known from the Rio de la Plata, but it is not clear whether it occurs only in the estuary, or in the La Plata River basin which drains into the estuary in Argentina.

Common Name:

White Cross Woodcat

Synonyms:

Parauchenipterus albicrux, Trachycorystes albicrux

Family:

Auchenipteridae

Distribution:

South America: La Plata River basin. Type locality: Río de la Plata, cerca de la embocadura del Río Santiago, Buenos Aires.

Size:

12.0cm. (4¾ins)

Temp:

18-24°c (63-75°f.)

p.H.

6.5-7.5.

Reference:

Ferraris, C.J. Jr., 2007. Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types. Zootaxa 1418:1-628.
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org.



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