Heptapterus tapanahoniensis

Mees, 1967
 
according to the origin Tapanahoni River
 
Subfamily
Synonyms
unknown
Length (total)
approx.  13 cm
Standard length (documented)
110.0 mm
Recommended tank size
100 cm

Cayenne, Sipaliwini, Marowijne

French Guiana, Suriname

Maroni River = Marowijne River ⇒ Atlantic NE

˜[ 3.664,-54.929 ]
Map to Heptapterus tapanahoniensis
Flow
strong
Substrate
rocks
Eats plants
not known
unknown
 
 
 
long
(13 -) 14 - 15 soft rays
top and bottom approximately the same length
I / 6 rays
8 - 9 soft rays
5 soft rays
Sympatric with
Imparfinis minutus
Pimelodella cristata
Astyanax meunieri
Bryconops caudomaculatus
Crenicichla multispinosa
Leporinus despaxi
Leporinus granti
not known
  • Mees, G.F., 1986 "Records of Auchenipteridae and Pimelodidae from French Guiana (Pisces, Nematognathi)" (Proceedings of the Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen (Series C, Biological and Medical Sciences)) P. 322
  • Reis, R.E., Kullander, S.O. & Ferraris, C.J. et.al., 2003 "Check List of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America" P. 413
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