Trachelyopterus fisheri

Trachelyopterus fisheri is a freshwater demersal fish native to the Sucio River in Colombia. Synonyms are Parauchenipterus fisheri and Trachycorystes fisheri. Common names are Fisher's woodcat or driftwood catfish.

Trachelyopterus fisheri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Auchenipteridae
Genus: Trachelyopterus
Species:
T. fisheri
Binomial name
Trachelyopterus fisheri
Eigenmann, 1916[2]

It is the most slender of all of the Trachelyopterus species. Another feature that helps identity it is the terminal mouth, other Trachelyopterus species have a slightly high-level mouth.[3]

The species is found in the tropical aquarium fish trade, though is not popular.[4] It is listed in the "least concern" category of the IUCN Red List.[1]

References

  1. Francisco, Villa-Navarro (10 October 2014). "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Trachelyopterus fisheri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T49830524A61474028.en.
  2. "Trachelyopterus fisheri, Driftwood catfish". www.fishbase.in. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  3. "Trachelyopterus fisheri • Auchenipteridae • Cat-eLog". www.planetcatfish.com. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  4. Stabel, Marc. "March • 2007 • Catfish of the Month • www.planetcatfish.com". www.planetcatfish.com. Retrieved 15 September 2020.


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