Tympanopleura Personata
📖 Overview
Tympanopleura Personata (Tympanopleura personata), first described by Daniel, 2026 is a small fish in the family Auchenipteridae (order Siluriformes). Adults typically reach 8.60 cm in maximum length. It inhabits freshwater systems including rivers, streams, and lakes. It occurs in Tropical waters. It feeds on a mix of small fish and invertebrates as a mid-level predator.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 6; Anal soft rays: 36 - 40. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: unique colouration of the head, consisting of the combination of an intensely pigmented square-shaped blotch on the supraoccipital and a semicircular dark blotch above each eye; caudal-fin pigmentation, consisting of a patch of scattered melanophores forming an inconspicuous vertical bar on the caudal-fin base, most visible in live or freshly preserved specimen; caudal peduncle 11.1-13.8% SL; distance between the insertion of the last dorsal-fin ray and adipose-fin origin 41.9-45.6% SL; anal-fin rays 36-40; and gill rakers 17-20 .: elongated.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Tympanopleura Personata is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; pelagic. Tropical South America: Brazil.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
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