Squaliforma rubrocauda/Aphanotorulus rubrocauda

Oliveira, Rapp Py-Daniel, Zawadzki, 2017
Holotype of Aphanotorulus rubrocauda, INPA 33666, 150.5 mm SL, Brazil, Amazonas State, Apuí Municipality, Resex do Guariba, rio Aripuanã drainage, tributary of the rio Madeira basin, in lateral, dorsal, and ventral views.
rubro (lat.) - red; cauda - caudal fin
 
Family
 
Subfamily
Synonyms
unknown
least concern
Length (total)
approx.  32 cm
Standard length (documented)
240.5 mm
Recommended tank size
180 cm
Temperature
26 - 30 °C

Amazonas, Mato Grosso

Brazil

rio Roosevelt ⇒ rio Aripuanã → rio Madeira → Amazonas → Atlantic NE

[ -8.759,-60.412 ]
Map to Squaliforma rubrocauda/Aphanotorulus rubrocauda
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
 
 
 
present
14 soft rays
greatly incised / concave, pointed
longer at the bottom than at the top
II / 7 rays
6 soft rays
5 soft rays
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
Pic. 2: Holotype of Aphanotorulus rubrocauda, INPA 33666, 150.5 mm SL, Brazil, Amazonas State, Apuí Municipality, Resex do Guariba, rio Aripuanã drainage, tributary of the rio Madeira basin, in lateral, dorsal, and ventral views.
Pic. 3: Holotype of Aphanotorulus rubrocauda, INPA 33666, 150.5 mm SL, Brazil, Amazonas State, Apuí Municipality, Resex do Guariba, rio Aripuanã drainage, tributary of the rio Madeira basin, in lateral, dorsal, and ventral views.
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