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Batrochoglanis acanthochiroides (Güntert, 1942)

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Description: Head and body dark above, with a narrow but pale band across the neck reaching from pectoral to chest and another pale band on the caudal peduncle. It has a more or less distinctive pale band crossing the body behind the dorsal fin. Little pigmented pectoral fins, completely dark adipose fin with a narrow band and white at its origin. This description fits well to juvenile specimens, but not to adults as shown in the respective photographs. It lives in the deep wells of the rivers and they are carnivores. Aquarium Care: Predatory in the aquarium towards fish that are smaller. Provide plenty of hiding places to hide during the day and best kept in a small group of 2-3. Very secretive in its surroundings. Diet: No problem with eating all types of aquarium fare, flake, tablets, pellets, live and frozen foods.

Common Name:

Toad Catfish

Synonyms:

Pseudopimelodus acanthochiroides, Pseudopimelodus villosus butcheri

Family:

Pseudopimelodidae

Distribution:

South America: Venezuela and Colombia, Catatumbo River basin in Lake Maracaibo drainage. Type locality: Santander, Colombia.

Size:

11.0cm. (4½ins)

Temp:

24-28°C (75-83°F)

p.H.

6.0-7.5.

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. 2016. FishBase.World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org, ( 10/2016 ).
Shibatta, O.A., 2003. Pseudopimelodidae (Bumblebee catfishes, dwarf marbled catfishes). p. 401-405. 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.
www.elacuario.org

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Batrochoglanis acanthochiroides
Juvenile

Batrochoglanis acanthochiroides
Juvenile-dorsal view

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