Magdalenichthys yariguies

DoNascimiento, Albornoz-Garzón, Méndez-López, Villa-Navarro & Conde-Saldaña, 2025
 
dedicated to Yariguies, an extinct indigenous tribe in the area of ??origin
 
Family
Heptapteridae
 
Subfamily
Heptapterinae
 
Tribe
Heptapterini
 
Genus
Magdalenichthys
Synonyms
unknown
Length (total)
approx.  8 cm
Standard length (documented)
67.9 mm
Recommended tank size
60 cm
quebrada La Concordia near El Carmen de Chucurí, quebrada La Leona near El Carmen de Chucurí (endemic)

Santander

Colombia

quebrada La Concordia → río Cascajales → río La Colorada → río Opon → río Magdalena → Caribic

[ 6.582,-73.593 ]
Map to Magdalenichthys yariguies
Habitat river width
~7.00 m
Substrate
gravel, sand, rocks
 
Magdalenichthys - overview of habitats
Water values South America
 
Magdalenichthys - Overview of the natural diet
Eats plants
not known
unknown
 
 
 
Sympatric with
Astroblepus verai
Dolichancistrus carnegiei
Farlowella yarigui
Lasiancistrus caucanus (L 312 / LDA 71)
Pimelodella floridablancaensis
Trichomycterus calai
Trichomycterus transandianus
Astyanax yariguies
Creagrutus guanes
Creagrutus magdalenae
Geophagus steindachneri
Hemibrycon plutarcoi
Hemibrycon sp.
Knodus sp.
Lebiasina floridablancaensis
Poecilia caucana
Trichomycterus sp.
not known
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15.10.2025