Centromochlus heckelii
De Filippi, 1853
in honor of the ichtyologist M. Heckel
Synonyms
Auchenipterus heckelii
Centromochlus steindachneri
Driftwood Catfish
Centromochlus steindachneri
Driftwood Catfish
Length (total)
approx. 15 cm
Recommended tank size
100 cm
Temperature
25 - 30 °C
pH
5.5 - 8.0
Type of water
Clear water, White water
Eats plants
not known
maxillary barbels of males have an arc
unknown
Sympatric with
Ageneiosus inermis
Ageneiosus ucayalensis
Nemadoras humeralis
Squaliforma emarginata
Hemigrammus cf. lunatus
Ageneiosus ucayalensis
Nemadoras humeralis
Squaliforma emarginata
Hemigrammus cf. lunatus
Hyphessobrycon copelandi
Phenacogaster sp.
Pimelodella sp.
Plagioscion squamosissimus
Sorubim sp.
Phenacogaster sp.
Pimelodella sp.
Plagioscion squamosissimus
Sorubim sp.
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
last seen on a
german stock list
german stock list
29/January/2022
- De Filippi, 1853 "Nouvelles Espéces de Poissons" (Revue et Magasin de Zoologie, Vol.5, P. 167)
- Galacatos, K.; Barriga, R. & Stewart, D.J., 2004 "Seasonal and Habitat Influences on Fish Communities within the Lower Yasuni River Basin of the Ecuadorian Amazon" (Environmental Biology of Fishes, Vol. 71 No. 1, P. 42)
- Galvis, G.; Mojica, J.I.; Doque, S.R.; Castellanos, C.; Sánchez-Duarte, P.; Arce, M.; Gutiérrez, Á.; Jiménez, L.F.; Santos, M.; Vejarano, S.; Arbeláez, F.; Prieto, E. & Leiva,, 2006 "Peces del medio Amazonas - Región de Leticia" (Conservación Internacional, P. 268)
- Queiroz, L.J. de; Torrente-Vilara, G.; Vieira, F.G.; Ohara, W.M.; Zuanon, J. & Doria, C.R.C., 2013 "Fishes of Cuniã Lake, Madeira River Basin, Brazil" (CheckList, Vol. 9 No 3, P. 545)
- Schäfer, F., 2017 "Centromochlus heckelii" (Aquarium Glaser)
- PCF
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for the pictures
Thorke A.S. Østergaard (CC BY-NC 3.0)
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