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Scientific Name	**Hypophthalmus edentatus** Spix & Agassiz, 1829
Common Name	Highwaterman Catfish
Type Locality	Rivers of equatorial Brazil [= lower Amazon basin].
Synonym(s)	Hypophthalmus spixii
Pronunciation	hi pop thal muss - ee dent at uss
Etymology	(Greek)Hypo=Under + (Greek)opthalmos=eye. Species name refers to the lack of teeth.
Species Information
Size	575mm or 22.6" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification	This common species has pale barbels and a truncate dorsal fin (versus deeply forked in other congeners).
Sexing	Unknown
General Remarks	Almost never exported because of it's (plankton) feeding habits, this fish is quite common in open water and lakes.
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: Amazon and Orinoco River basins and Atlantic coastal rivers of Guyana and Suriname. Reported from Trinidad Tobago. Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there) Orinoco (click on these areas to find other species found there) Guyana Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Guyana Waters, Coastal Rivers of Guyanas, Suriname Coastal Rivers (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Not Evaluated
Temperature	23.0-28.0°C or 73.4-82.4°F (Show species within this range)
Husbandry Information
Feeding	Feeds on plankton and debris. Gill rakers are used to capture planktonic crustaceans. User data.
Furniture	Found over soft muddy bottom.
Compatibility	Schooling species.
Breeding	Unreported in the aquarium.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Selecta genera et species piscium quos in itinere per Brasiliam, pp 16, Pl. 9.
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 02 01:38 (species record created: 2001 Nov 05 00:00)