Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Auchenipteridae Driftwood catfishes
Subfamily: Auchenipterinae
Genus: Ageneiosus

(See list of species below)

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9 species (see list below)

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Photo by Magalhães, K.

Ageneiosus inermis
[Manduba]

Photo by Mikolji, I.

Ageneiosus magoi
[]

Photo by Childs, K.

Ageneiosus marmoratus
[Bottlenose catfish]

Photo by Sverlij, S.

Ageneiosus militaris
[]

Photo by Olaya-Nieto, C.W.

Ageneiosus pardalis
[]

Photo by Janzon, L.-A.

Ageneiosus polystictus
[]

Photo by IBAMA

Ageneiosus ucayalensis
[]

No picture found
South America

Ageneiosus uranophthalmus
[]

No picture found
South America
Max. Length 22 cm SL

Ageneiosus vittatus
[]

9 Species of Family Auchenipteridae with Genus Ageneiosus
(Driftwood catfishes)

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Year	Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
1766	Ageneiosus inermis	Manduba	South America	64.8 TL
1989	Ageneiosus magoi		South America	18.1 SL
1912	Ageneiosus marmoratus	Bottlenose catfish	South America	18.5 SL
1835	Ageneiosus militaris		South America	30 SL
1874	Ageneiosus pardalis		Central and South America	46.2 SL
1915	Ageneiosus polystictus		South America	45 SL
1855	Ageneiosus ucayalensis		South America	35.2 SL
2010	Ageneiosus uranophthalmus		South America
1908	Ageneiosus vittatus		South America	22 SL

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: ActinopterygiiOrder: SiluriformesFamily: Auchenipteridae Driftwood catfishesSubfamily: AuchenipterinaeGenus: Ageneiosus(See list of species below)

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Auchenipteridae Driftwood catfishes
Subfamily: Auchenipterinae
Genus: Ageneiosus

(See list of species below)