Heptapterus carmelitanorum

Azevedo-Santos, Deprá, Aguilera, Faustino-Fuster & Katz, 2022
 
dedicated Carmelitanos (port.) - people born in Carmo do Rio Claro
 
Subfamily
Synonyms
unknown
Length (total)
approx.  15 cm
Standard length (documented)
120.7 mm
Recommended tank size
100 cm
unnamed creek to ribeirão Itací near Duas Barras (endemic)

Minas Gerais

Brazil

rio Sapucaí → rio Grande (⪪) → río Paraná → río de la Plata → Atlantic SE

[ -20.916,-45.939 ]
Map to Heptapterus carmelitanorum
High above sea level
~1300 m
(Prefered) River depth
< 1.00 m
Locality
near waterfall
Type of water
Clear water
Flow
strong
Substrate
rocks
In water
legumes, fruits, foliage, roots
Eats plants
not known
unknown
 
 
 
Sympatric with
Cetopsorhamdia iheringi
Trichomycterus candidus
Trichomycterus septemradiatus
Apareiodon sp.
Hoplias malabaricus
Knodus moenkhausii
Odontostilbe weitzmani
Oligosarcus argenteus
Pareiorhina sp.
Psalidodon sp.
Rhamdiopsis sp.
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
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