Entomocorus melaphareus
Akama & Ferraris, 2003
melanos (gr.) = black, aphareus (gr.) - pelvic fin of a tuna, because of the black ventral fins
Synonyms
unknown
Length (total)
approx. 8 cm
Standard length (documented)
58.6 mm
Recommended tank size
60 cm
Temperature
26 - 30 °C
Eats plants
not known
unknown
IV / 15 - 17 rays
greatly incised / concave, pointed
top and bottom approximately the same length
II / 5 rays
8 soft rays
5 soft rays
greatly incised / concave, pointed
top and bottom approximately the same length
II / 5 rays
8 soft rays
5 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
- Akama, A. & Ferraris, C.J., Jr., 2003 "Entomocorus melaphareus, a new species of auchenipterid catfish (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes) from the lower and middle reaches of the rio Amazonas" (Neotropical Ichthyology)
- Reis, R.E. & Borges, T.A.K., 2006 "The South American catfish genus Entomocorus (Ostariophysi: Siluriformes: Auchenipteridae), with the description of a new species from the Paraguay River basin" (Copeia, Vol. 2006 No. 3, P. 416)
- Ferraris, C.J. jr., 2007 "Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types (I)" (Zootaxa, Vol. 1418, P. 74)
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