The thumbnail species that
are listed were captured in the northwestern part
of Suriname in the Nickerie River. Aquarium
Care: An aquarium with hiding places such
as bogwood, rockwork, plants and a sand substrate.
A good water flow is recommended with good aeration
and filtration. Diet: Small live,
frozen and flake foods.
Common
Name:
None
Synonyms:
Cetopsorhamdia pijpersi
Family:
Heptapteridae
Distribution:
South America:
Corantijn River basin, Suriname. Type locality:
Surinam: Sipaliwini river, sta. 43, 20 km from frontier
with Brazil.
Size:
9.5cm. (3¾ins)
Temp:
24-28°C (75-83°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.
2015. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.
www.fishbase.org, (10/2015).
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