Tetranematichthys wallacei

Vari & Ferraris, 2006
Tetranematichthys wallacei
dedicated Alfred Russel Wallace
 
Subfamily
Synonyms
Driftwood Catfish
Wallace's Shoe Head Catfish
Length (total)
approx.  25 cm
Standard length (documented)
206.0 mm
Recommended tank size
150 cm

Amazonas (BRA), Amazonas (VEN), Pará (BRA), Loreto

Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Venezuela

río Baria → río Pasimoni → río Casiquare | rio Pimichim | igarapé Jaú ⇒ rio Negro | rio Tapajós ⇒ Amazonas | rio Guamá → baia do Guajará → rio Pará ⇒ Atlantic NE ↓ río Atabapo → río Guaviare | caño El Cedro → río Yucaito → río Yucao → río Meta ⇒ río Orinoco → Caribic ↓

˜[ -0.250,-66.767 ]
Map to Tetranematichthys wallacei
Nutrition (mostly): carnivore
Eats plants
not known
from genus: In der Laichzeit Ausbildung einer verlängerten Dorsale, erste Strahlen der Afterflosse modifiziert ähnlich Gonopodium
unknown
 
 
 
present
iii - iv / (35 -) 41 (- 43) rays
7 + 8-9 soft rays
slightly convex
I / 6 rays
9 (- 11) soft rays
6 soft rays
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
last seen on a
german stock list
02/November/2016
Pic. 2: Tetranematichthys wallacei
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