Trachelyopterus lucenai Bertoletti, Pezzi da Silva & Pereira, 1995
Southern driftwood catfish
Trachelyopterus lucenai
photo by Petersen, P.

Family:  Auchenipteridae (Driftwood catfishes), subfamily: Auchenipterinae
Max. size:  16.5 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; freshwater
Distribution:  South America: JacuĂ­ River basin in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
Diagnosis:   
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 07 November 2018 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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