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Brachyrhamdia meesi Sands & Black, 1985

Image contributors to this species:

Allan James (3) Chris Ralph (2) Johnny Jensen's Photographic Library (2)

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Description: Similar looking to B. marthae but has an eye mask which B. marthae does not possess. B. meesi also lacks the larger black dorsal blotch and the blue sheen to the body that B. marthae possess. The Brachyrhamdia genus is close to the Pimelodella genus but the former have the posterior cranial fontanelle wide open from the fontals to the supraoccipital wheras it closes to small small foramina in the Brachyrhamdia genera. Aquarium Care: Not to be trusted with smaller inmates such as smaller tetras and fry but will do fine with larger Barbs etc. May nip Corydoras species when feeding, so you will need to keep an eye out for this behaviour. Diet: Readily accepts all manner of prepared foods. Catfish pellets and tablets, and are particularly fond of frozen bloodworm and other "wormlike" foods. Etymology: The specific name meesi: In honour of Dutch ichthyologist-ornithologist Gerloff F. Mees (1926–2013), for contributions to the knowledge of South American catfishes.

Common Name:

Mees' pimelodid

Synonyms:

Pimelodella meesi

Family:

Heptapteridae

Distribution:

South America: Amazon River basin, Brazil. Type locality: Near Belem, Brazil.

Size:

8.0cm. (3¼ins)

Temp:

24-26°C (75-79°F)

p.H.

6.5-7.2.

IUCN Red List

The species has an uncertain geographic distribution due to difficulty in identification methods. There is also lack of information regarding population trends, threats, and conservation status. As such, this species is assessed as Data Deficient until additional information becomes available (IUCN 2023).

Reference:

Baensch, H.A. and R. Riehl 1991 Aquarien atlas. Bd. 3. Melle: Mergus, Verlag für Natur- und Heimtierkunde, Germany. 1104 p.
Salvador, G.N. 2023. Brachyrhamdia meesi. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2023.
Sands, David: Catfishes of the World Vol.3. Auchenipteridae & Pimelodidae. Dunure Publications 1984.
ScotCat Factsheet no. 115. Jan. 2006.
The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database © Christopher Scharpf.

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Brachyrhamdia meesi

Brachyrhamdia meesi

Brachyrhamdia meesi
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Brachyrhamdia meesi

Brachyrhamdia meesi
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