dedicated Dr. Heraldo Antonio Britski
Synonyms
Centromochlus britskii
Length (total)
approx. 5 cm
Standard length (documented)
39.2 mm
Recommended tank size
60 cm
Locality
in/near rapids
Substrate
rocks
Nutrition (mostly): insect-eater
Chironomidae (Chironomidae), insect larvaes
Eats plants
not known
unknown
 
absent
iii / 7 rays
7 + 8 soft rays
greatly incised / concave, pointed
I / 5 rays
5 soft rays
5 soft rays
iii / 7 rays
7 + 8 soft rays
greatly incised / concave, pointed
I / 5 rays
5 soft rays
5 soft rays
2 pairs of mental barbels
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
- Sarmento-Soares, L.M. & Birindelli, J.L.O., 2015 "A new species of the catfish genus Centromochlus (Siluriformes: Auchenipteridae: Centromochlinae) from the upper rio Paraná basin, Brazil" (Neotropical Ichthyology, Vol. 13 No. 1)
- 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)
Many thanks to
for the pictures
Sarmento-Soares & Birindelli (CC BY-NC 4.0)
1, 2, 3
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2019