Synonyms
Jaguar Candiru
Stegophilus nemurus
Tiger Candiru
Stegophilus nemurus
Tiger Candiru
Length (total)
approx. 15 cm
Standard length (documented)
104.3 mm
Recommended tank size
100 cm
Eats plants
not known
unknown
 
6 soft rays
greatly incised / concave, pointed
short filament upper
8 soft rays
greatly incised / concave, pointed
short filament upper
8 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
Not on the negative list of Brazil from 2020 : The negative list of Brazil
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- Günther, Dr. Albert, 1869 "Description of some Species of Fishes from the Peruvian Amazons" (Proceedings of the scientific meetings of the Zoological Society of London, P. 429)
- DoNascimiento, C., 2001 "Las especies de la subfamilia Stegophilinae (Siluriformes, Trichomycteridae) y su distribución geográfica en Venezuela"
- Galvis, G.; Mojica, J.I.; Doque, S.R.; Castellanos, C.; Sánchez-Duarte, P.; Arce, M.; Gutiérrez, Á.; Jiménez, L.F.; Santos, M.; Vejarano, S.; Arbeláez, F.; Prieto, E. & Leiva,, 2006 "Peces del medio Amazonas - Región de Leticia" (Conservación Internacional, P. 317)
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- DoNascimiento, C.; Herrera-Callazos, E.E.; Herrera-R., G.A.; Ortega-Lara, A.; Villa-Navarro, F.A.; Oviedo, J.S.U. & Maldonado-Ocampo, J.A., 2017 "Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Colombia: a Darwin Core alternative to the updating problem" (ZooKeys, Vol. 708, P. 71)
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