Description

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Common Names

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Pilkkunahkamonni , Finnish , Finland

丹特氏准项鳍鲶 , Mandarin Chinese , China

丹特氏準項鰭鯰 , Mandarin Chinese , China

斑紋準項鰭鯰 , Mandarin Chinese , China

斑纹准项鳍鲶 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Carawatouí , Portuguese (Tupi) , Brazil

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Siluriformes

Family: Auchenipteridae

Genus: Auchenipterichthys

Species: Auchenipterichthys punctatus (Valenciennes, 1840)

Climate Zone

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Tropical

Location

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South America: Upper Amazon River basin in Brazil.

Biology

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At the northernmost collecting site (altitude of about 150 m) along upper Rio Negro, the water was blackish, over rocky bottoms. Stomach contents of four specimens indicate a diet consisting mainly of insect nymphs and adults (Ref. 26666).

Habitat

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benthopelagic