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Phenacorhamdia macarenensis Dahl, 1961

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Mark Henry Sabaj (1)

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Relevant Information:

There are a total of 10 species in this poorly known genera where P. macarenensis is the type species. Remarks: In the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species it is classified as data deficient or not evaluated.

Common Name:

None

Synonyms:

None

Family:

Heptapteridae

Distribution:

South America: Guaviare River basin, Colombia. Type locality: Type locality: Caño Lozada [Colombia].

Size:

4.5cm. (1¾ins)

Temp:

24-26°C (75-79°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. 2018. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org, ( 07/2018 ).

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Phenacorhamdia macarenensis

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