Silvinichthys huachi
Fernández, Sanabria, Quiroga & Vari, 2014
according to the origin Huachi
Synonyms
unknown
Length (total)
approx. 4 cm
Standard length (documented)
30.0 mm
Recommended tank size
60 cm
Temperature
19 - 20 °C
High above sea level
~2000 m
Habitat river width
1.50 - 2.00 m
(Prefered) River depth
< 0.30 m
Type of water
Clear water
Substrate
rocks
(sand), Chironomidae (Chironomidae)
Eats plants
not known
unknown
not known
- Fernández, L.; Sanabria, E.A.; Quiroga, L.B. & Vari, R.P., 2014 "A new species of Silvinichthys (Siluriformes, Trichomycteridae) lacking pelvic fins from mid-elevation localities of the southern Andes, with comments on the genus" (abstract) ( Journal of Fish Biology, Vol. 84 No. 2, P. 372)
- Fernández, L. & Liotta, J., 2016 "Silvinichthys pachonensis, a new catfish from high altitude, with a key to the species of the genus (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae)" (abstract) (Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, Vol. 27 No. 4, P. 379)
- Fernández, L.; Sanabria, E.A. & Quiroga, L.B., 2017 "Description of Silvinichthys pedernalensis n. sp. (Teleostei, Siluriformes) from the Andean Cordillera of southern South America" (Animal Biodiversity and Conservation, Vol. 40 No. 1, P. 42)
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