Trachelyopterus
peloichthys (Schultz 1944) |
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Mark Henry Sabaj (1) |
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Relevant Information: |
Diurnal species found in turbid
and somewhat deep waters of rivers and swamps and marshes. Usually
found amongst submerged tree trunks. Carnivore. Aquarium
Care: As with most species in this family they need
hiding places such as pipes/caves where they will reside most
of the day. Will come out at night to prowl so smaller fishes
will be looked upon as prey. Diet: Most prepared
foods such as tablet and pellet and frozen foods such as bloodworm.
If the aquarium is dimly lit you can see the it coming out to
feed. |
Common
Name: |
None |
Synonyms: |
Trachycorystes insignis peloichthys |
Family: |
Auchenipteridae |
Distribution: |
South America:
Maracaibo River basin, Venezuela and Colombia. Type
locality: Río Agua Caliente, 2 to 3 km above
Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela. |
Size: |
18cm. (7ins) |
Temp: |
22-25°c (71-77°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.
Ferraris, C.J. Jr., 2003. Auchenipteridae (Driftwood
catfishes). p. 470-482. In R.E. Reis, S.O. Kullander and C.J.
Ferraris, Jr. (eds.) Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of South
and Central America. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS, Brasil.
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2018. FishBase.
World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org, ( 10/2018
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