Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Auchenipteridae Driftwood catfishes
Subfamily: Auchenipterinae
Genus: Trachelyopterus

(See list of species below)


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18 species (see list below)
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Photo by Gartner, D.-P.

South America
Max. Length 14 cm TL
Trachelyopterus albicrux (Berg, 1901)

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Trachelyopterus albicrux
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No picture found

Max. Length 19 cm SL
 
Trachelyopterus amblops
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No picture found
 
Trachelyopterus analis
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No picture found
 
Trachelyopterus brevibarbis
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No picture found

Max. Length 25.5 cm TL
 
Trachelyopterus ceratophysus
[]

Photo by NRM Ichthyology Collection Database

South America
Max. Length 18 cm TL
Trachelyopterus coriaceus Valenciennes, 1840

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Trachelyopterus coriaceus
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No picture found

Max. Length 6.1 cm SL
 
Trachelyopterus cratensis
[]

Photo by James, A.

South America
Max. Length 28 cm TL
Trachelyopterus fisheri (Eigenmann, 1916)

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Trachelyopterus fisheri
[Driftwood catfish]

Photo by Mikolji, I.

South America
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Trachelyopterus galeatus (Linnaeus, 1766)

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Trachelyopterus galeatus
[]

Photo by Olaya-Nieto, C.W.

South America
Max. Length 22.5 cm SL
Trachelyopterus insignis (Steindachner, 1878)

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Trachelyopterus insignis
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No picture found
 
Trachelyopterus isacanthus
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No picture found

Max. Length 10.6 cm SL
 
Trachelyopterus lacustris
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No picture found

Max. Length 18 cm TL
 
Trachelyopterus leopardinus
[]

Photo by Petersen, P.

South America
Max. Length 16.5 cm SL
Trachelyopterus lucenai Bertoletti, Pezzi da Silva & Pereira, 1995

Photo by Photo by Petersen, P.
 
Trachelyopterus lucenai
[Southern driftwood catfish]

Photo by Galvis, G./Mojica, J.I./Camargo, M.

South America
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Trachelyopterus peloichthys (Schultz, 1944)

Photo by Photo by Galvis, G./Mojica, J.I./Camargo, M.
 
Trachelyopterus peloichthys
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No picture found
 
Trachelyopterus porosus
[]

Photo by Alves, C.B.M.

South America
Max. Length 27.7 cm TL
Trachelyopterus striatulus (Steindachner, 1877)

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Trachelyopterus striatulus
[Singing catfish]
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Max. Length 19.7 cm TL
 
Trachelyopterus teaguei
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Trachelyopterus albicrux South America 14 TL 1901
Trachelyopterus amblops Central America 19 SL 1913
Trachelyopterus analis South America. 1888
Trachelyopterus brevibarbis South America 1878
Trachelyopterus ceratophysus South America 25.5 TL 1858
Trachelyopterus coriaceus South America 18 TL 1840
Trachelyopterus cratensis South America 6.1 SL 1937
Trachelyopterus fisheri Driftwood catfish South America 28 TL 1916
Trachelyopterus galeatus South America 30 TL 1766
Trachelyopterus insignis South America 22.5 SL 1878
Trachelyopterus isacanthus South America 1878
Trachelyopterus lacustris South America 10.6 SL 1874
Trachelyopterus leopardinus South America 18 TL 1927
Trachelyopterus lucenai Southern driftwood catfish South America 16.5 SL 1995
Trachelyopterus peloichthys South America 20 TL 1944
Trachelyopterus porosus South America 1888
Trachelyopterus striatulus Singing catfish South America 27.7 TL 1877
Trachelyopterus teaguei South America 19.7 TL 1942



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