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Batrochoglanis villosus (Eigenmann, 1912)

Image contributors to this species:

Mark Henry Sabaj (1) Gabriel Lelis Togni (1)

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Relevant Information:

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. Etymology: The specific name villosus: Latin for hairy or shaggy, referring to fine hair-like filaments over entire body, especially abundant above the pectoral fin.

Common Name:

None

Synonyms:

Pseudopimelodus villosus

Family:

Pseudopimelodidae

Distribution:

South America: Demerara River, Essequibo basin, Orinoco, and Amazon River basins. Type locality: Potaro Landing, British Guiana.

Size:

15.0cm (6ins)

Temp:

24-28°C (75-83°F)

p.H.

6.0-7.5.

IUCN Red List

Despite the limited information available on this species, it is assessed as Least Concern due to its wide range, (IUCN 2022).

Reference:

Brejão, G.L. 2022. Batrochoglanis villosus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.
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, ( 11/2019 ).
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.
The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database © Christopher Scharpf.

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Batrochoglanis villosus
Juvenile-Oyapock expedition

Batrochoglanis villosus
Juvenile-Rio Xingu, Altamira, Para, Brazil

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