according to the origin Rio Paraná
Synonyms
unknown
least concern
Length (total)
approx. 12 cm
Standard length (documented)
89.2 mm
Recommended tank size
80 cm
São Paulo, Minas Gerais
Brazil
rio Pardo | rio das Cinzas ➙ rio Paranapanema | rio Paraíso ➙ rio Sucuriú | rio Corumbataí ➙ rio Piracicaba ➙ rio Tiête | rio Paranaíba ➙ ⇒ río Paraná ➙ río de la Plata
[ -22.719,-47.656 ]
Nutrition (mostly): carnivore
Eats plants
not known
unknown
 
long
iii - iv / 5 - 7 rays
6-7 + 6-8 soft rays
greatly incised / concave, pointed
little longer at the bottom than at the top
I / 6 rays
slightly convex
I / 6 rays
I / 5 rays
iii - iv / 5 - 7 rays
6-7 + 6-8 soft rays
greatly incised / concave, pointed
little longer at the bottom than at the top
I / 6 rays
slightly convex
I / 6 rays
I / 5 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
Not on the negative list of Brazil from 2020 : The negative list of Brazil
- Shibatta, Oscar A. & Vari, Richard P., 2017 "A new genus of Neotropical rheophilic catfishes, with four new species (Teleostei: Siluriformes: Pseudopimelodidae)" (Neotropical Ichthyology, Neotrop. ichthyol. vol.15 no.2)
- Ota, R.R.; Carvalho Deprá, G. de; Graça, W.J. da & Pavanelli, C.S., 2018 "Peixes da planície de inundação do alto rio Paraná e áreas adjacentes: revised, annotated and updated" (Neotropical Ichthyology, Vol. 16 No. 2, P. 88)
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