Trachycorystes

Taxobox
name = "Trachycorystes"
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Actinopterygii
ordo = Siluriformes
familia = Auchenipteridae
subfamilia = Auchenipterinae
genus = "Trachycorystes"
genus_authority = Bleeker, 1858
type_species = "Auchenipterus trachycorystes"
type_species_authority = Valenciennes, 1840
subdivision_ranks = Binomial name
subdivision =
"Trachycorystes cratensis"
Miranda Ribeiro, 1937"Trachycorystes trachycorystes"
(Valenciennes, 1840)

"Trachycorystes" is a genus of catfishes (order Siluriformes) of the family Auchenipteridae. It includes two species, "T. cratensis" and "T. trachycorystes".cite journal|url=http://silurus.acnatsci.org/ACSI/library/biblios/2007_Ferraris_Catfish_Checklist.pdf|title=Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types|first=Carl J., Jr.|last=Ferraris|journal=Zootaxa|volume=1418|pages=1–628|year=2007|format=PDF] "T. cratensis" originates from the Granjeiro River basin in Ceará State, Brazil. "T. trachycorystes" is distributed in the Amazon River basin and Essequibo River basin in Guyana, and Orinoco River basin in Venezuela.

"T. trachycorystes" is known to grow up to 35.0 centimetres (13.8 in) SL. It has oviducal fertilization. [FishBase species|genus=Trachycorystes|species=trachycorystes|year=2008|month=Oct]

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