Chasmocranus chimantanus
Inger, 1956
according to the origin Chimantá-tepui
Synonyms
unknown
Length (total)
approx. 11 cm
Standard length (documented)
91.0 mm
Recommended tank size
80 cm
Temperature
25 - 29 °C
High above sea level
~670 m
Eats plants
not known
unknown
present
iv / 9 rays
convex
I / 6 rays
8 soft rays
5 soft rays
iv / 9 rays
convex
I / 6 rays
8 soft rays
5 soft rays
not known
- Reis, R.E., Kullander, S.O. & Ferraris, C.J. et.al., 2003 "Check List of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America" P. 412
- Inger, Robert F., 1956 "Notes on a Collection of Fishes From Southeastern Venezuela" (Fieldiana Zoology, Vol. 34 No. 37, P. 425)
- Ibarra, M. & Stewart, D.J., 1987 "Catalogue of type specimens of recent fishes in Field Museum of Natural History" (Field Museum of Natural History, Vol. 35, P. 22)
- Ferraris, C.J. jr., 2007 "Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types (I)" (Zootaxa, Vol. 1418, P. 183)
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