Ochmacanthus alternus Myers, 1927
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Relevant Information:	Aquarium Care: Can be housed in a small aquarium with small characins as tank mates. Diet: Small live, frozen and flake foods.
Common Name:	None
Synonyms:	None
Family:	Trichomycteridae
Distribution:	South America: Negro and Orinoco River basins, Brazil and Venezuela. Type locality: Venezuela: Caño de Quiribana, near Caicara.
Size:	4.0cm (1¾ins)
Temp:	23-26°c (73-79°f.)
p.H.	6.0-7.0.
Reference:	Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2017.FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org, ( 07/2017 ) Ferraris, C.J. Jr., 2007. Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types. Zootaxa 1418:1-628. Burgess, W.E., 1989. An atlas of freshwater and marine catfishes. A preliminary survey of the Siluriformes. T.F.H. Publications, Inc., Neptune City, New Jersey (USA).