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Description: Head and body dark above, with a narrow but pale band across the neck reaching from pectoral to chest and another pale band on the caudal peduncle. It has a more or less distinctive pale band crossing the body behind the dorsal fin. Little pigmented pectoral fins, completely dark adipose fin with a narrow band and white at its origin. This description fits well to juvenile specimens, but not to adults as shown in the respective photographs. It lives in the deep wells of the rivers and they are carnivores. Aquarium Care: Predatory in the aquarium towards fish that are smaller. Provide plenty of hiding places to hide during the day and best kept in a small group of 2-3. Very secretive in its surroundings. Diet: No problem with eating all types of aquarium fare, flake, tablets, pellets, live and frozen foods. Etymology: The specific name acanthochiroides: –oides, Neo-Latin from ei´dos, form or shape: referring to close similarity with Pseudopimelodus acanthochirus (=Batrochoglanis raninus).

Toad Catfish

Pseudopimelodus acanthochiroides, Pseudopimelodus villosus butcheri

Pseudopimelodidae

South America: Venezuela and Colombia, Catatumbo River basin in Lake Maracaibo drainage. Type locality: Santander, Colombia.

11.0cm. (4½ins)

24-28°C (75-83°F)

6.0-7.5.

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The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database © Christopher Scharpf.
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