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Scientific Name	**Galeichthys peruvianus** Lütken, 1874
Common Name	Peruvian Sea Catfish
Type Locality	Callao, Peru.
Synonym(s)	Galeichtys peruvianus, Tachisurus peruvianus
Species Information
Size	350mm or 13.8" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: Pacific coast. Pacific, South Pacific, South East Pacific (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 2007.
Husbandry Information
Feeding	In the wild the main diet in the summer and autumn is anchovy, in the winter predominately polychaetes. Crustaceans and molluscs are also eaten. User data.
Breeding	Unreported in the aquarium. In the wild spawning takes place in the summer, with fish reaching sexual maturity at around 175mm. The fish spawn in areas with muddy bottoms producing around 27 eggs. The males take the eggs from the substrate for oral incubation and migrate to shallower waters, whilst the females return to the typical distribution zones.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra den Naturhistoriske Forening i Kjøbenhavn, Aaret 1874 (nos 12-16), pp 205 [16].
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 02 00:47 (species record created: 2009 Aug 22 13:20)