Squaliforma emarginata/Aphanotorulus emarginatus

Valenciennes, 1840
Squaliforma emarginata/Aphanotorulus emarginatus
Length (total)
approx.  50 cm
Recommended tank size
200 cm
Temperature
25 - 29 °C
pH
5.0 - 7.5
exact origin not known

Brazil?

Amazonas

˜[ -7.206,-55.994 ]
Map to Squaliforma emarginata/Aphanotorulus emarginatus
Type of water
Clear water
Nutrition (mostly): omnivore
Eats plants
not known
Keeping in (small) groups is recommended. Individual keeping is possible.
from genus: stärkerer Odontodenbewuchs auf Pectorale und Hinterkörper
unknown
 
 
 
Sympatric with
Hyphessobrycon copelandi
Phenacogaster sp.
Pimelodella sp.
Plagioscion squamosissimus
Sorubim sp.
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
  • I. Seidel / H.-G. Evers "Welsatlas 2"  edition: 1 (2005) P.1131
  • Seidel, Ingo "Back to Nature - Handbuch für L-Welse"  edition: 1 (2008) P.195
  • A. Werner / W. Lechner / Dr. J. Schmidt "Miniatlas L-Welse"  edition: 1 (2005) P.15
Pic. 2: Squaliforma emarginata/Aphanotorulus emarginatus
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Pic. 5: Squaliforma emarginata/Aphanotorulus emarginatus
Pic. 6: Squaliforma emarginata/Aphanotorulus emarginatus
Pic. 7: Squaliforma emarginata / Squaliorma annae - Kopf
Pic. 8: Squaliforma emarginata / Squaliorma annae - Type
Many thanks to
for the pictures
Robert H. Schomburgk (1841)
3
Steindachner, Franz (1882) (PD)
7, 8
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