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Tocantinsia piresi (Miranda-Ribeiro, 1920)

Image contributors to this species:

Jian Ruilong (2) Mark Henry Sabaj (2) Zierfisch Zentrum Austria (1)

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Relevant Information:

Habitat: Tocantinsia piresi in the only member of this genera and is found in the Rio Tocantins where it gets its genus name from. Aquarium Care: Misleading reports in some aquatic literature and the internet as being of a small size but this is quite a large Auchenipterid, so tankmates would need to be chosen carefully. Remarks: The last two thumbnail images were captured by Mark Henry Sabaj and he explains here:- "Tocantinsia_piresi measures 38 cm standard length and is from Rio Xingu (middle Volta Grande), off left bank, ca. 54 km southeast of Altamira. This species is a dweller of large river channels with juveniles found at great depths during the low water season."

Common Name:

None

Synonyms:

Glanidium piresi, Tocantinsia depressa.

Family:

Auchenipteridae

Distribution:

South America: Upper Tocantins River basin in Brazil. Type locality: Rio São Manoel, Mato Grosso, Brazil.

Size:

38.5cm. (15¼ins)

Temp:

21-24°c (69-75°f.)

p.H.

6.0-7.0.

Reference:

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. 2015. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org, ( 08/2015 ).
Mark Henry Sabaj: pers comm.

Family: Auchenipteridae Back to Ident-A-Cat Click on Thumbnails

Tocantinsia piresi
50cm Total length.

Tocantinsia piresi
50cm Total length.

Tocantinsia piresi
From the Rio Xingu

Tocantinsia piresi
Head view

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