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Pareiodon microps Kner, 1855

 

Image contributors to this species:

Danté Fenolio (1) Anthony Giardenelli (1)

ScotCat Sources:

Etymology = Genus  Etymology = Species

Other Sources:

Search  Fishbase  Wikipedia  Catalog of Fishes  Global Biodiversity Information Facility  FishNet2  iNaturalist

Relevant Information:

This species is monotypic (only member of this genus) and is endemic to the Amazon river basin in Peru and Brazil. Aquarium Care: A well planted tank a fine grained substrate with a few hiding places. Diet: live, frozen, flake and tablet foods. Not a fussy eater. Remarks: known to bite fins and scales of other fish in the aquarium (Richard Kik IV).

Common Name:

None

Synonyms:

Trichomycterus pusillus

Family:

Trichomycteridae

Distribution:

South America: Amazon river basin. Type locality: Borba, Rio Madeira, Brazil.

Size:

13.0cm T.L. (5ins)

Temp:

-

p.H.

6.0-7.0.

Reference:

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2014. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org, ( 11/2014 ).
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).
iNaturalist. 2021.



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Maynas, Peru

 

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