Aquarium Care:
As per this genera they will be fine as juveniles, but as they mature
they become predatory so would need to be kept with fish that are
not too small. A large tank would be needed with plenty of swimming
space. Diet: Meat based.
Common
Name:
None
Synonyms:
Ageneisus
polystictus
Family:
Auchenipteridaeblycipitidae
Distribution:
Brazil
: Negro and lower Branco
River basins. Type Locality: Mündung des Rio
Negro.
Size:
45.0cm.
(18ins)
Temp:
22-24°c
(71-75°f.)
p.H.
6.5-7.5
Reference:
Ferraris, C.J.
Jr., 2007. Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes:
Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types. Zootaxa
1418:1-628.
