There are a total of 10 species
in this poorly known genera where P. macarenensis
is the type species. Remarks: In
the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species it is classified
as data deficient or not evaluated.
Common
Name:
None
Synonyms:
None
Family:
Heptapteridae
Distribution:
South America:
Guaviare River basin, Colombia.
Type locality: Type locality: Caño
Lozada [Colombia].
Size:
4.5cm. (1¾ins)
Temp:
24-26°C (75-79°F)
p.H.
6.0-7.0.
Reference:
Froese, R. and D. Pauly.
Editors. 2018. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic
publication. www.fishbase.org, ( 07/2018 ). Ferraris, C.J. Jr., 2007. Checklist
of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes),
and catalogue of siluriform primary types. Zootaxa
1418:1-628. 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.
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