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Hitomi Torrico-Destre et al. 2024 (3)

Description: Dorsal spines (total): 2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 6; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 20 - 25; Vertebrae: 42 - 47. Distinguished from its congeners in having a high gill raker count (31-37) and a diffuse lateral stripe. Habitat: Distributed along the Amazon River and its main tributaries of white water, such as Madeira, Purus, Napo and Ucayali, occurring in Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru (Lundberg and Litmann 2003, GBIF 2019, spLink 2020). Aquarium Care: Anything large enough will fit into its mouth so you should choose tankmates carefully. Large Cichlids or Plecos would be good companions or larger Characins, but they will also co-exist with one another, so 2 or 3 individuals brought together as juveniles in a larger tank (min. 6ft x 2ft x 2ft) would also be a good choice. Diet: In the aquarium it is important to try and wean them of live food so as not too make them too dependent on it and also not forgetting the disease factor as well. They will take a variety of larger foods such as earthworms, frozen bloodworms, tablet and pellet food. You can try prawns and also frozen fish pieces such as lancefish etc. Etymology: mani-, from multus (L.), much or many; radii (L.), rayed (authors say rakers), referring to the high number of gill rakers (on first branchial arch) relative to congeners. Remarks: Despite the little information available on this species, it has a wide range and no apparent threats. Therefore, it is assessed as Least Concern (IUCN 2023).

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Pimelodidae

South America: Amazon River basin (Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru). Type locality: Ecuador, Napo State, Río Yasuni, Río Napo drainage, 0º59'06''S 75º25'36''W.

25.5cm. (10¼ins)

23-30°C (73-87°F)

6.5-7.5.

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The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database © Christopher Scharpf.