Pinirampus
pirinampu (Spix & Agassiz, 1829)
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| Nishant
Kikani (3) Enrico
Richter (2) Johnny
Jensen's Photographic Library
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| Relevant
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There are conflicting
views on the adult size of this species from 50 to 120cm but whatever
view you take this is a large and predatory catfish that would
need to be housed with larger tank mates. Aquarium Care:
Needs a large tank over 4'0 in length as juvenile and maybe larger
as it grows into adulthood. It is territorial towards conspecifics
and similar fishes. Provide hiding places with a large filtration
capacity capable of handling the high nitrogenous waste that it
will produce. Diet: live foods, earthworms, tablet,
frozen and pellet foods. This is a catfish for the experienced
large predatory catfish keeper and
not for beginners. |
| Common
Name: |
Flatwhiskered
catfish |
| Synonyms: |
Pimelodus pirinampu,
Pimelodus insignis, Galeichthys araguayensis, Platynematichthys
araguayensis, Pinirampus typus, Pinirampus agassizii
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| Family: |
Pimelodidaeycipitidae |
| Distribution: |
South America:
Amazon, Essequibo, Orinoco, and Paraná basins. Type
locality: Brasiliae fluviis. |
| Size:
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100cm.
(3ft 4ins) |
| Temp: |
22-28°C
(71 -83°F) |
| p.H. |
6.0-8.0. |
| Reference: |
Baensch, H.A.
and R. Riehl 1991 Aquarien atlas. Bd. 3. Melle: Mergus,
Verlag für Natur- und Heimtierkunde, Germany. 1104 p.
Ferraris, C.J. Jr., 2007. Checklist
of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes),
and catalogue of siluriform primary types. Zootaxa 1418:1-628.
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Family:
Pimelodidae
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Pinirampus pirinampu
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pirinampu
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pirinampu
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 Pinirampus
pirinampu
Juvenile 15cm
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 Pinirampus
pirinampu
Sub Adult 60cm
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pirinampu
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