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Batrochoglanis transmontanus (Regan, 1913)

 

Image contributors to this species:

Nathan Lujan (4)

ScotCat Sources:

 

Other Sources:

Search  Fishbase  Catalog of Fishes  Global Biodiversity Information Facility  iNaturalist   IUCN

Relevant Information:

Habitat: This species inhabits small shallow creeks of clear water with logs, branches and large rocks where it hides during the day (Maldonado-Ocampo et al. 2012). It feeds mainly on other fishes and shrimps (Maldonado-Ocampo et al. 2012). Aquarium Care: This genera are 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. Remarks: This species could be locally affected by habitat modification and pollution produced by mining, conversion of natural habitat to cropland (oil palm cultivation) and livestock (IUCN). This species is listed as Least Concern because is widely distributed and there are no major threats affecting it and also occurs in at least one protected area (IUCN). Very rare in the trade.

Common Name:

None

Synonyms:

Pseudopimelodus transmontanus

Family:

Pseudopimelodidae

Distribution:

South America: Baudó, San Juan, Patia and Durango River basins, Pacific slope drainages. Type locality: Condoto, San Juan and the Tamana, and the Durango, W. Ecuador.

Size:

22.0cm (8¾ins)

Temp:

24-28°C (75-83°F)

p.H.

6.0-7.5.

Reference:

Shibatta, O.A., 2003. Pseudopimelodidae (Bumblebee catfishes, dwarf marbled catfishes). p. 401-405. 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.
Lujan, Nathan. FB post 2019.
Jimenez-Prado, P. & Arguello, P. 2016. Batrochoglanis transmontanus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016.
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. 2019. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org, ( 04/2019 ).



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Río San Juan, Colombia.
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Dorsal view-Río San Juan, Colombia.
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Ventral view-Río San Juan, Colombia.
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Río San Juan, Colombia. Close-up of the venomous pectoral-fin spine.

 

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