Synonyms
unknown
Length (total)
approx. 12 cm
Standard length (documented)
93.2 mm
Recommended tank size
80 cm
High above sea level
~925 m
Type of water
Clear water
Substrate
sand, rocks
Eats plants
not known
unknown
 
present
v - vi / 7 rays
4-7 + 4-8 soft rays
greatly incised / concave
little longer at the top than at the bottom
II / 6 rays
9 soft rays
5 soft rays
v - vi / 7 rays
4-7 + 4-8 soft rays
greatly incised / concave
little longer at the top than at the bottom
II / 6 rays
9 soft rays
5 soft rays
Sympatric with
Astroblepus ardilai
Cetopsorhamdia molinae
Chaetostoma floridablancaensis
Chaetostoma milesi
Chaetostoma thomsoni
Cochliodon hondae
Lasiancistrus caucanus (L 312 / LDA 71)
Magdalenichthys poira
Magdalenichthys yariguies
Pimelodus yuma
Rhamdia guatemalensis
Rhamdia quelen
Sturisomatichthys leightoni
Trichomycterus banneaui
Trichomycterus betuliaensis
Trichomycterus caribensis
Trichomycterus mogotensis
Andinoacara latifrons
Cetopsorhamdia molinae
Chaetostoma floridablancaensis
Chaetostoma milesi
Chaetostoma thomsoni
Cochliodon hondae
Lasiancistrus caucanus (L 312 / LDA 71)
Magdalenichthys poira
Magdalenichthys yariguies
Pimelodus yuma
Rhamdia guatemalensis
Rhamdia quelen
Sturisomatichthys leightoni
Trichomycterus banneaui
Trichomycterus betuliaensis
Trichomycterus caribensis
Trichomycterus mogotensis
Andinoacara latifrons
Apteronotus eschmeyeri
Argopleura magdalenae
Astyanax sp.
Characidium phoxocephalum
Creagrutus affinis
Creagrutus dulima
Creagrutus magdalenae
Geophagus steindachneri
Gephyrocharax melanocheir
Hoplias malabaricus
Kronoheros umbrifer
Microgenys minuta
Parodon magdalenensis
Poecilia reticulata
Poecilia sphenops
Rivulus magdalenae
Roeboides dayi
Sternopygus aequilabiatus
Argopleura magdalenae
Astyanax sp.
Characidium phoxocephalum
Creagrutus affinis
Creagrutus dulima
Creagrutus magdalenae
Geophagus steindachneri
Gephyrocharax melanocheir
Hoplias malabaricus
Kronoheros umbrifer
Microgenys minuta
Parodon magdalenensis
Poecilia reticulata
Poecilia sphenops
Rivulus magdalenae
Roeboides dayi
Sternopygus aequilabiatus
not known
- Ardila Rodriguez, C.A., 2017 "Pimelodella Floridablancaensis Sp Nov. Una Nueva Especie De Pez (Siluriformes: Heptapteridae) Del Municipio De Floridablanca, Cuenca Del Rio Magdalena, Departamento Del Santander-Colombia" (Peces del Departamento de Santander - Colombia, 9, P. 1)
- Mojica,J.I.& Agudelo-Zamora, H.D., 2018 "Historical review, catalog of type specimens and online database of the ichthyology collection of the Instituto de Ciencias Naturales of the Universidad Nacional de Colombia (ICN-MHN)" (Zootaxa, Vol. 4478 No. 1, P. 47)
- Albornoz-Garzón, J.G.; Conde-Saldaña, C.C.; López-Delgado, E.O.; García-Melo, J.E. & Villa-Navarro, F.A., 2020 "Fishes from the Río Alvarado drainage, Upper Río Magdalena Basin, Colombia" (CheckList, P. 1184)
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