Trachelyopterichthys

Taxobox
name = "Trachelyopterichthys"
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Actinopterygii
ordo = Siluriformes
familia = Auchenipteridae
subfamilia = Auchenipterinae
genus = "Trachelyopterichthys"
genus_authority = Bleeker, 1862
type_species = "Trachelyopterus taeniatus"
type_species_authority = Kner, 1857
subdivision_ranks = Binomial name
subdivision =
"Trachelyopterichthys anduzei"
Ferraris & Fernandez, 1987
"Trachelyopterichthys taeniatus"
(Kner, 1857)

"Trachelyopterichthys" is a genus of catfishes (order Siluriformes) of the family Auchenipteridae. It includes two species, "T. anduzei" and "T. taeniatus".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. anduzei" originates from the Upper Orinoco River basin. "T. taeniatus" originates from the Upper Amazon River basin. "T. taeniatus" grows up to about 15.0 centimetres (5.9 in) TL. [FishBase species|genus=Trachelyopterichthys|species=taeniatus|year=2008|month=Oct]

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