/siluriformes/trichomycteridae/henonemus/taxistigma/1.jpg "Henonemus taxistigma")
/siluriformes/trichomycteridae/henonemus/taxistigma/2.jpg "Henonemus taxistigma")
Habitat: Rio Tinaco, Venezuela
 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Henonemus taxistigma (Fowler, 1914) |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Rupununi River, Guyana, 2°-3°N, 50°20'W. |
| Synonym(s) | Ochmacanthus taxistigma, Stegophilus taxistigmus |
| Articles |  - Shane's World  Species Parasitic Catfishes in the Aquarium |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 93mm or 3.7" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| General Remarks | In the original description of this species, Fowler (1914) wrote that the fish were from “...the Rupununi River, in the highlands of British Guiana. ...approximately secured in North Latitude 2° to 3°, and West Longitude 50° 20'.” Although the latitude data is imprecise, the longitude data must also be inaccurate, because the Rio Rupununi is located at approximately 59°W Longitude, not 50°W Longitude as Fowler reported. So as not to unilaterally revise Fowler’s original record, the type locality data is being preserved, and displayed as “2.5°N, 50°20'W”, averaging the two latitude values reported by Fowler and not correcting the longitude value. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Rupununi River basin in Guyana. Orinoco, Middle Orinoco, Apure, Portuguesa, Tinaco (click on these areas to find other species found there) Orinoco, Middle Orinoco, Apure, Guarico (click on these areas to find other species found there) Guyana Waters, Coastal Rivers of Guyanas, Essequibo, Rupununi (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Not Evaluated |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported in the aquarium. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 66, pp 268, Fig. 16. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.26.302.694 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 02 01:37 (species record created: 2001 Oct 08 00:00) |