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Imparfinis longicauda (Boulenger, 1887)

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Allan James (2) Donald Taphorn (1)

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Aquarium Care: Peaceful towards conspecifics but territorial with its own kind. Provide a moderate sized aquarium with hiding places such as bogwood, rockwork and plants. A good water flow is recommended with good aeration and filtration. Diet: Live, frozen and flake foods. Remarks: Still found is some online sources as I. longicaudus and also as a synoymn of I. borodini.

Common Name:

Long-Tail Antenna Catfish

Synonyms:

Pimelodus longicauda, Rhamdia longicauda, Imparfinis longicaudus

Family:

Heptapteridae

Distribution:

South America: Bobonaza River basin in upper Pastaza River drainage, Ecuador. Type locality: Canelos [Ecuador]

Size:

15.0cm. (6ins)

Temp:

20-24°C (67-75°F)

p.H.

6.0-7.0.

Reference:

Bockmann, F.A. and G.M. Guazzelli, 2003. Heptapteridae (Heptapterids). p. 406-431. 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. 2009. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org, version (11/2017).

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Imparfinis longicauda

Imparfinis longicauda
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Imparfinis longicauda
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