Trachelyopterus lucenai

(Trachelyopterus lucenai)

Description

T. lucenai is a freshwater member of the Auchenipteridae family that is native to Brazil, it has currently only been found in the Jacuí River basin in Rio Grande do Sul. Like many Siluriformes it is demersal which is one of the reasons it has only recently been identified.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Actinopterygii
Order:Siluriformes
Family:Auchenipteridae
Genus:Trachelyopterus
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