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Rio Apure, 121mm SL (ANSP198913)

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Scientific Name	**Exallodontus aguanai** Lundberg, Mago-Leccia & Nass, 1991
Common Name	Blue Jumper Catfish
Type Locality	Río Orinoco near Los Castillos, Territorio Federal, Delta Amacuro, Venezuela, 8°32'N, 62°23'W, 20-30 m.
Etymology	Greek, exallias = strange, marvellous + Greek, odous = teeth
Species Information
Size	200mm or 7.9" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Sexing	The female is wider around the stomach. Internal examination of gravid females showed that the eggs are small and white. A female around 20 cm may have approximately 400-500 small (1mm in diameter) white eggs.
General Remarks	The pictured specimen was collected at Santa Rosa, Near Leticia, Colombia, close to the border between Colombia, Brazil and Peru. It was also found to abundantly occur down river at Benjamin Constant. Locals report that they make a fine soup.
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: Amazon and Orinoco River basins. Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there) Orinoco (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020.
Temperature	24.0-27.0°C or 75.2-80.6°F (Show species within this range)
Husbandry Information
Compatibility	In nature, this species seems to gather together in large groups. During the day it is to be found in deeper waters, around 5 meters. At dawn they hunt near the waters edge for small insects and smaller fish.
Breeding	Unreported in captivity. Local fisherman report that the species spawns around December and January in shallow water thick with aquatic plants.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington v. 104 (no. 4), pp 847, Figs. 2-10, 13.
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 12:20 (species record created: 2006 Dec 23 08:12)