syi (Guaraní) - straight
Synonyms
unknown
Length (total)
approx. 25 cm
Standard length (documented)
185.0 mm
Recommended tank size
150 cm
Nutrition (mostly): insect-eater
Eats plants
not known
unknown
 
present
IV - V / (7 -) 8 (- 9) rays
7 + 8 soft rays
greatly incised / concave, pointed
little longer at the top than at the bottom
II / 6 rays
I / (9 -) 10 (- 11) rays
i / 5 rays
IV - V / (7 -) 8 (- 9) rays
7 + 8 soft rays
greatly incised / concave, pointed
little longer at the top than at the bottom
II / 6 rays
I / (9 -) 10 (- 11) rays
i / 5 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
- de las Merces Azpelicueta, M. & Britski, H.A., 2012 "Iheringichthys syi (Siluriformes: Pimelodidae), a new pimelodid species from upper Paraná basin, Brazil" (Neotropical Ichthyology, Vol. 10 No. 1)
- Smith, W.S.; Biagioni, R.C. & Halcsik, L., 2013 "Fish fauna of Floresta Nacional de Ipanema, São Paulo State, Brazil" (Biota neotropica, Vol. 13 No. 2, P. 178)
- Dagosta,F.C; Monção,M.S; Nagamatsu,B.A; Pavanelli,C.S; Carvalho,F.R; Lima,F,C.T; Langeani,F; Dutra,G.M; Ota, R.R; Seren,T.J; Tagliacollo,V; Menezes, N.A; Britski,H.A & Pinna M, 2024 "Fishes of the upper rio Paraná basin: diversity, biogeography and conservation" (Neotropical Ichthyology, Vol. 22 No. 1)
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1983
28.09.2025