Global InformationTrachelyopterus insignis information
| Trachelyopterus insignis | |
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Conservation status
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 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1] | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Auchenipteridae |
| Genus: | Trachelyopterus |
| Species: | T. insignis
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| Binomial name | |
| Trachelyopterus insignis (Steindachner, 1878)
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| T. insignis is only found in the Rio Magdalena watershed (outlined). | |
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Trachelyopterus insignis is a species of catfish from the freshwater driftwood catfish family, Auchenipteridae. It is commonly found in rivers of northern South America, where it is called the chivo (lit. "goat"), the rengue, or the doncella (lit. "maiden").[1][2]
- ^ a b Villa-Navarro, F. (2016). "Trachelyopterus insignis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T49830153A61473783. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T49830153A61473783.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ Ferraris, C.J. Jr., 2003. Auchenipteridae (Driftwood catfishes). p. 470-482. In R.E. Reis, S.O. Kullander and C.J. Ferraris, Jr. (eds.) Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS, Brasil.