dedicated Leandro Melo de Sousa, who is called by his friends Gabiru
Length (total)
approx. 20 cm
Standard length (documented)
156.6 mm
Recommended tank size
120 cm
Weight
0.292 kg
Temperature
26 - 30 °C
Mato Grosso, Pará (BRA)
Brazil
rio Iriri | rio Culuene | rio Jatobá ➙ rio Ronuro ⇒ rio Xingu ➙ Amazonas
[ -8.319,-55.090 ]
Type of water
Clear water
Eats plants
not known
from genus: Male pointed dorsal fin, female round dorsal fin
unknown
 
present
III - IV / (8 -) 9 rays
(14 -) 15 soft rays
greatly incised / concave, pointed
top and bottom approximately the same length
II / 6 rays
straight
(8 -) 9 soft rays
6 soft rays
III - IV / (8 -) 9 rays
(14 -) 15 soft rays
greatly incised / concave, pointed
top and bottom approximately the same length
II / 6 rays
straight
(8 -) 9 soft rays
6 soft rays
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
- Birindelli, J.L.O., Fayal, D.F. & Wosiacki, W.B., 2011 "Taxonomic revision of thorny catfish genus Hassar (Siluriformes: Doradidae)" (Neotropical Ichthyology, Vol. 9 No. 3)
- Sabaj Pérez, M.H. & Brindelli, J.L.O., 2013 "Hassar shewellkeimi, a New Species of Thorny Catfish (Siluriformes: Doradidae) from the upper Tapajós Basin, Brazil" (abstract) (Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, Vol. 162, P. 150)
- Birindelli, José L.O., 2014 "Phylogenetic relationships of the South American Doradoidea (Ostariophysi: Siluriformes)" (Neotropical Ichthyology, Vol. 12 No. 3, P. 538)
- Giarrizzo,T.;Sena Oliveira,R.R. de;Costa Andrade,M.;Pedrosa Gonçalves,A.;Barbosa,T.A.P.;Martins,A.R.;Marques,D.K.;Brito dos Santos,J.L.;et.al., 2015 "Length–weight and length–length relationships for 135 fish species from the Xingu River (Amazon Basin, Brazil)" (Journal of Applied Ichthyology, Vol. 31 No. 2)
- PCF
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