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Ageneiosus ucayalensis Castelnau, 1855

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Erling Holm (1) Cleo Lobato (1)

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This genus was previously placed in its own family of Ageneiosidae and you can still find some publications that still follow this line. Habitat: Occurs in the quiet zones of swamps or the lower parts of stream. Aquarium Care: As per this genera they will be fine as juveniles, but as they mature they become predatory so would need to be kept with fish that are not too small. A large tank would be needed with plenty of swimming space. Diet: Carnivorous. Swims close to the bottom, feeding mainly on fish. Etymology: The genus name Ageneiosus: beardless, pertaining to the very small maxillary barbels. The specifc epithet ucayalensis: named for the Ucayali River, Peru, South America.

Common Name:

Duck Catfish

Synonyms:

Ageneiosus guianensis, Ageniosus porphyreus

Family:

Auchenipteridae

Distribution:

South America: Amazon and Orinoco River basins; Guianas, and upper Paraná River basin. Type locality: un lac, près de l’Ucayale, et qui communiquait avec cette rivière [Peru].

Size:

35.0cm. (14ins)

Temp:

23-26°c (73-79°f.)

p.H.

6.5-7.2.

Reference:

Ferraris, C.J. Jr., 2003. Auchenipteridae (Driftwood catfishes). p. 470-482. 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.
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. 2020. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org, ( 12/2020 ).

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Ageneiosus ucayalensis

Ageneiosus ucayalensis
Tucuruí-PA, Brasil

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