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Ernstichthys megistus (Orcés V. 1961)

 

Image contributors to this species:

Nathan Lujan (2) GREEN FISH Aquarium (1)

ScotCat Sources:

Etymology = Genus  Etymology = Species

Other Sources:

Search  Fishbase  Catalog of Fishes  Wikipedia  Global Biodiversity Information Facility  FishNet2   iNaturalist

Relevant Information:

Habitat: Ernstichthys live among the cobble substrates of piedmont rivers gushing out of the Andes Mountains, from Venezuela to southern Peru. (Lujan, N). Aquarium Care: Provide fine sand for them, which they use to burry themselves.

Common Name:

None

Synonyms:

Hoplomyzon megistus

Family:

Aspredinidae

Distribution:

South America: Bobonaza and Marañon River basins of Ecuador and Peru. Type Locality: Small river off of the Río Chicherota, Río Bobonaza system, Prov. Pastaza, e. Ecuador.

Size:

6.5cm. (2½ins)

Temp:

22-24°C (71-75°f.)

p.H.

6.0-8.0.

Reference:

Aquarium Glaser. 16. August 2010.
Burgess, W.E., 1989. An atlas of freshwater and marine catfishes. A preliminary survey of the Siluriformes. T.F.H. Publications, Inc., Neptune City, New Jersey (USA). 784 p.
Ferraris, C.J. Jr., 2007. Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types. Zootaxa 1418:1-628.
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2021. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org, ( 02/2021 ).
Lujan, Nathan, facebook page report.
Stewart, D. J. (1985): A review of the South American catfish tribe Hoplomyzontini (Pisces, Aspredinidae), with descriptions of new species from Ecuador. Fieldiana Zoology (new series), No. 25.



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