according to the origin rio Jequitinhonha
Synonyms
unknown
Length (total)
approx. 11 cm
Recommended tank size
80 cm
Eats plants
not known
unknown
 
present
17 - 20 soft rays
greatly incised / concave
little longer at the top than at the bottom
I / 5 - 6 rays
7 soft rays
8 soft rays
17 - 20 soft rays
greatly incised / concave
little longer at the top than at the bottom
I / 5 - 6 rays
7 soft rays
8 soft rays
Sympatric with
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
- Reis, R.E., Kullander, S.O. & Ferraris, C.J. et.al., 2003 "Check List of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America" P. 476
- Steindachner, Dr. F., 1876 "Die Süsswasserfische des südöstlichen Brasilien III." (Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften , Vol. 74, P. 647)
- Ferraris, C.J. jr., 2007 "Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types (I)" (Zootaxa, Vol. 1418, P. 76)
- Fishbase
Many thanks to
for the pictures
Steindachner, Franz (1876) (PD)
1, 2, 3
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