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Gephyromochlus leopardus (Hoedeman, 1961)

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Gephyromochlus contains a single species (monotypic). Description: Dorsal spines (total): 1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 4; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 12 - 14. Habitat: Occurs in shallow creeks with sandy-muddy substrate rich in plant debris. Rarely found in principal river beds. Although not abundant, it appears to be well-adapted to its environment as evidenced by its leopard outfit which enables it to camouflage itself. The isolated captures suggest a solitary existence. Unlike the Tatia which lives mostly in estuaries, G. leopardus appears to live mainly in the upstream portion of rivers. Etymology: The genus name Gephyromochlus: gephyra, bridge; –mochlus, proposed as a subgenus of Centromochlus, “intermediate in a way” (i.e., a bridge) between that genus and Auchenipterus. The specific name leopardus: referring to leopard-like “bars and flecks” on body. Remarks: Gephyromochlus leopardus has most recently been assessed for The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species in 2020. Gephyromochlus leopardus is listed as Near Threatened under criteria B1ab(ii,iii) + 2ab(ii,iii).

Common Name:

None

Synonyms:

Centromochlus leopardus, Glanidium leoparum

Family:

Auchenipteridae

Distribution:

South America: Coastal rivers of the Guianas: French Guiana, Guyana and Suriname. Type locality: Litany River, Aloiké village, French Guiana.

Size:

11.0.cm. (4¼ins)

Temp:

22-25°c (71-77°f.)

p.H.

6.0-7.0.

Reference:

Calegari, B.B. 2022. Gephyromochlus leopardus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2023. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org, ( 02/2023 ).
Luisa Maria Sarmento-Soares, Ronaldo Fernando Martins-Pinheiro "A reappraisal of phylogenetic relationships among auchenipterid catfishes of the subfamily Centromochlinae and diagnosis of its genera (Teleostei: Siluriformes)," Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 167(1), 105-166, (19 October 2020).
Soares-Porto, L.M., 1998. Monophyly and interrelationships of the Centromochlinae (Siluriformes: Auchenipteridae). p. 331-350. In L.R. Malabarba, R.E. Reis, R.P. Vari, Z.M.S. Lucena and C.A.S. Lucena (eds.) Phylogeny and classification of neotropical fishes. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS.
The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database © Christopher Scharpf.

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