Brachyrhamdia marthae

Sands & Black, 1985
Brachyrhamdia marthae
 
Family
Heptapteridae
 
Genus
Brachyrhamdia
Synonyms
Blauer Imitatorwels
Pimelodella marthae
Length (total)
approx.  11 cm
Standard length (documented)
47.0 mm
Recommended tank size
80 cm
quebrada Padre Bernardo near San Francisco, Yarinacocha, río Matipiquiri, rio Omerê, laguna Romeni

Beni, Loreto, Rondônia

Bolivia, Brazil, Peru

río Ucayali || rio Corumbira → río Guaporé → río Marmoré ➙ rio Madeira ⇒ Amazonas ➙ Atlantic NE

˜[ -8.270,-74.640 ]
Map to Brachyrhamdia marthae
(Prefered) River depth
0.60 - 0.80 m
Flow
< small
Substrate
sand, mud
In water
submerged plants
 
Brachyrhamdia - overview of habitats
Water values South America
Nutrition (mostly): carnivore
Eats plants
not known
unknown
 
 
 
Adipose fin
Anal fin
Caudal fin

Dorsal fin
Pectoral fins
Pelvic fins
present
iii - vi / 6 - 13 rays
7 - 8 soft rays
greatly incised / concave, pointed
I / 6 rays
I / 7 rays
I / 5 rays
 
Brachyrhamdia - overview of fins
Similar catfishes
Brachyrhamdia meesi
Sympatric with
Pimelodus maculatus
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
 
Brachyrhamdia - on last evaluated german stock lists
  • Sands, D.D. & Black, B.K., 1985 "Two new species of Brachyrhamdia, Myers, 1927, from Brazil and Peru, together with a redefinition of the genus" (Catfishes of the World) P. 58
  • Reis, R.E., Kullander, S.O. & Ferraris, C.J. et.al., 2003 "Check List of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America" P. 411
Pic. 2: Brachyrhamdia marthae
Pic. 3: Brachyrhamdia marthae
Pic. 4: Brachyrhamdia marthae
Many thanks to
for the pictures
Magnus Hornung
1, 2, 3, 4
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