dedicated Mr. Edward Whymper - collector of the type material
Synonyms
Arges whymperi
Preñadilla
Whymper's Climbing Catfish
Preñadilla
Whymper's Climbing Catfish
data deficient
Length (total)
approx. 9 cm
Standard length (documented)
75.0 mm
Recommended tank size
80 cm
High above sea level
1800 - 2000 m
Eats plants
not known
unknown
 
small
I / 6 rays
I / 6 rays
10 soft rays
4 soft rays
I / 6 rays
I / 6 rays
10 soft rays
4 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. 316
- Boulenger, G.A., 1890 "Description of two new Species of the Siluroid Genus Arges" (Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, P. 451)
- Ferraris, C.J. jr., 2007 "Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types (I)" (Zootaxa, Vol. 1418, P. 68)
- Barriga, R., 2011 "Lista de peces de agua dulce e intermareales del Ecuador" (Revista Politécnica, Vol. 30 No. 3, P. 112)
- Jiménez-Prado, P.; Aguirre, W.; Laaz-Moncayo, E.; Navarrete-Amaya, R.; Nugra-Salazar, F.; Rebolledo-Monsalve, E.; Zárate-Hugo, E.; Torres-Noboa, A. & Valdiviezo-Rivera, J., 2015 "Guia de peces para aguas continentales en la vertiente occidental del Ecuador"
- PCF
Many thanks to
for the pictures
G. A. Boulenger (PD)
1, 2, 3
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