Pseudopimelodus acanthochirus
Batrochoglanis raninus

Valenciennes, 1840

(Type species)
Batrochoglanis raninus
 
Subfamily
Synonyms
has Pseudopimelodus acanthochirus
Breitmaul-Hummelwels
Bumblebee Jelly Catfish
Frosch-Fettwels
Pseudopimelodus raninus
Length (total)
approx.  23 cm
Recommended tank size
150 cm

Rio de Janeiro

Brazil, French Guyana?, Guyana?, Suriname

Atlantic NE | Atlantic SE

˜[ -22.898,-43.187 ]
Map to Batrochoglanis raninus
Nutrition (mostly): carnivore
small fishes
Eats plants
unknown
 
 
 
long
10 - 11 soft rays
13 soft rays
I / 6 - 7 rays
7 soft rays
6 soft rays
Sympatric with
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
last seen on a
german stock list
09/August/2018
  • Grant, S., 1999 "Pseudopimelodus, Bleeker, 1858 & some related genera (Siluriformes: Pimelodidae)" P. 44
  • Reis, R.E., Kullander, S.O. & Ferraris, C.J. et.al., 2003 "Check List of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America" P. 401
  • Neukirchen, R., 2016 "Aktuelle Welsimporte" (Aqualog-News)
Pic. 2: Batrochoglanis raninus
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