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Rio Caqueta, Brazil
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| Scientific Name | Batrochoglanis raninus (Valenciennes, 1840) |
| Common Names | Bumblebee Jelly Catfish Frosch-Fettwels (Germany), Mørk Knurhårsmalle (Denmark) |
| Type Locality | Rio La Mana; near Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. |
| Synonym(s) | Batrachoglanis raninus, Pimelodus raninus, Pseudopimelodus acanthochirus, Pseudopimelodus raninus, Pseudopimelodus raninus raninus |
| Etymology | |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 200mm or 7.9" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America Guyana Waters, Coastal Rivers of Guyanas, Essequibo (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there) Orinoco (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Upper Amazon, Marañón (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Upper Amazon, Nanay (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Upper Amazon, Marañón, Ucayali (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Madeira, Madre de Dios (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , a distribution map is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020. |
| pH | 5.4 - 7.4 |
| Temperature | 25.0-28.0°C or 77-82.4°F (Show species within this range) |
| Other Parameters | In general, the water should be soft with a gentle amount of current. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 15, pp 157, Pl. 434 |
| Registered Keepers | There is but a single registered keeper, view all "my fish" data. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 5 records of this fish being seen, view them all. |
| More Resources | |
| Forum BBCode | |
 | Look up B. raninus on PlanetCatfish.com |
 | Look up B. raninus on Fishbase |
 | Look up B. raninus on Encyclopedia of Life |
 | Look up B. raninus on Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.31.188.721 | |
| Last Update | Thu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am (Species record created: Thu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am) |