penta (gr.) = five, macula (lat.) - spots indicating the 5 chestnut bands
Synonyms
unknown
Length (total)
approx. 15 cm
Standard length (documented)
122.9 mm
Recommended tank size
100 cm
Eats plants
not known
Keeping in (small) groups is recommended. Individual keeping is possible.
unknown
 
Not on the positive list of Brazil in 2012 : The positive list of Brazil
Not on the negative list of Brazil from 2020 : The negative list of Brazil
Not on the negative list of Brazil from 2020 : The negative list of Brazil
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(DATZ Januar 2009)
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- Frota, A.; Carvalho Deprá, G. de; Petenucci, L.M. & Graça, W.J. da, 2016 "Inventory of the fish fauna from Ivaí River basin, Paraná State, Brazil" (Biota Neotropica, Vol. 16 No. 3, P. 6)
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