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Auchenipteridae
Wood Catfish
Trachelyopterus coriaceus
Eighteen Centimeters Catfish from the Amazon Basin
- Tropical
- Coastal
- Southern Hemisphere
- Regional distribution
- Freshwater fish
- South America
- Medium
- Tropical fish
Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
MediumWood Catfish is known from South America as a freshwater fish. It occurs in freshwater habitats.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Order
- Catfishes
- Family
- Auchenipteridae
- Genus
- Trachelyopterus
- Maximum length
- 18 cm
- Water
- Freshwater
- Distribution
- South America: coastal rivers of the Guianas and Brazil. Also known fromt the Amazon River basin.
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Order
Family
Conservation status
