Ageneiosus inermis

Ageneiosus inermis, also known as Fidalgo, Dawala or Mandubé,^[1] is a species of driftwood catfish of the family Auchenipteridae. It can be found throughout South America, from Colombia and Venezuela to Uruguay and northern Argentina.^[3][4]

Mandubé
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Auchenipteridae
Genus:	Ageneiosus
Species:	A. inermis
Binomial name
Ageneiosus inermis (Linnaeus, 1766)
Synonyms[2]
Silurus inermis Linnaeus, 1766 Ageneiosus armatus Lacepède, 1803 Ageniosus brevifilis Valenciennes, 1840 Hypothalmus dawalla Jardine, 1841 Ageneiosus dawalla (Jardine, 1841) Davalla schomburgkii Bleeker, 1858 Ageniosus axillaris Günther, 1864 Ageneiosus axillaris Günther, 1864 Ageneiosus sebae Günther, 1864 Ageneiosus therezine Steindachner, 1909 Ageneiosus ogilviei Fowler, 1914 Ageneiosus gabardinii Risso & Risso, 1964

The name Ageneiosus marmoratus has been recently synonymized with A. inermis. The description was based on a strongly pigmented juvenile of A. inermis.^[4] The species feeds on a piscivorous diet, mainly hunting catfishes in the family Loricariidae and Doradidae.^[5]