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Scientific Name	**Aguarunichthys tocantinsensis** Zuanon, Rapp Py-Daniel & Jégu, 1993
Common Name	Tocantins Pimelodus
Type Locality	Rapids above Marabá, Rio Tocantins drainage, Pará State, Brazil.
Etymology	Aguarun=Peruvian Indian tribe that lives in Ecuador and "ichthys"=Greek for fish. Named for the Rio Tocatins in Brazil.
Species Information
Size	317mm or 12.5" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification	Aguarunichthys tocantinsensis has a deeper body, larger eye, more gill rakers, and more spots on the body than A. torosus.
General Remarks	Collected in areas with strong currents, rocky bottom.
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: Tocantins River basin. Amazon, Lower Amazon, Tocantins (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Endangered , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2018.
Husbandry Information
Feeding	Will take dry food pellets, earthworms or fish fillet. Earthworms are perhaps the best staple. User data.
Compatibility	A predator that will eat anything small enough. A loner, shows considerable intra-species aggression around a large territory.
Suggested Tankmates	Tankmates must be large enough to not to be considered edible. Competition for food is not an issue, this species is a capable hunter.
Breeding	Unreported in the aquarium.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 4 (no. 3), pp 252, Figs. 2a, 4.
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 12:21 (species record created: 2003 Dec 27 00:00)