Kingdom Animalia Genus Trachelyopterus Phylum Chordata Rank Species | Family Auchenipteridae Scientific name Trachelyopterus lucenai Higher classification Trachelyopterus Order Catfish | |
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Similar Trachelyopterus, Catfish, Trachelyopterus galeatus | ||
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.
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