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Imparfinis nemacheir (Eigenmann & Fisher, 1916)

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Calle Velez, Juan Cristóbal (1) Karsten Schönherr (1)

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Habitat: It lives on rock bottoms, sand, mud; riparian, riparian vegetation, allochthonous material; fast, moderate, slow flow; margins smooth, abrupt, moderate; depth between 0.30 1.20 m; currents of type 3, 2, 1 and width between 5 and 25 m. Aquarium Care: Peaceful towards conspecifics but territorial with its own kind. Provide a moderate sized aquarium with hiding places such as bogwood, rockwork and plants. A good water flow is recommended with good aeration and filtration. Diet: Live, frozen and flake foods. Etymology: The genus name of Imparfinis: Latin, impar = unequal + Greek, finis, pinna = wing, fin. The specific name of nemacheir: nema-, thread; cheir, hand, referring to first pectoral-fin rays prolonged beyond rest of fin (more pronounced in females).

Common Name:

None

Synonyms:

Nannorhamdia nemacheir

Family:

Heptapteridae

Distribution:

South America: Cauca River basin, Colombia. Type locality: Girardot, Colombia.

Size:

10.0cm. (4ins)

Temp:

20-24°C (67-75°F)

p.H.

6.0-7.0.

Reference:

Bockmann, F.A. and G.M. Guazzelli, 2003. Heptapteridae (Heptapterids). p. 406-431. 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.
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. 2023. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org, version (06/2023).
List of species of freshwater fishes of Colombia / Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Colombia.
Repositorio Institucional de Documentación Científica. Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt.

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Imparfinis nemacheir
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Imparfinis nemacheir
Head & pectoral fin view-Maynas Province, Peru

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