according to the origin Itacarambi
Synonyms
unknown
critical endangered
Length (total)
approx. 10 cm
Standard length (documented)
83.0 mm
Recommended tank size
60 cm
Locality
in a cave
Nutrition (mostly): carnivore
Wenigborster (Oligochaeta), insects, arthropod (Arthropoda), Hook beetle (Elmidae), Schwimmkäfer (Dytiscidae), molluscs (Mollusca), Webspinnen (Aranae), ostracods (Ostracoden), Simuliidae (Simuliidae), diptera (Diptera)
Eats plants
not known
unknown
 
Not on the positive list of Brazil in 2012 : The positive list of Brazil
On the negative list of Brazil from 2020 : The negative list of Brazil
On the negative list of Brazil from 2020 : The negative list of Brazil
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