Taken immediately after collection
Habitat: Shallow, flowing water over small rocks
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| Scientific Name | Imparfinis pseudonemacheir Mees & Cala, 1989 |
| Common Name | Shrimp Catfish |
| Type Locality | Río Tucuragua, near Caicara, Bolívar, Venezuela. |
| Synonym(s) | |
| Etymology | From the Greek, hepta, meaning seven and pteron meaning fin. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 40mm or 1.6" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America Amazon, Upper Amazon, Marañón, Ucayali (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 , a distribution map is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020. |
| pH | 6.5 - 7.5 |
| Temperature | 24.5-26.0°C or 76.1-78.8°F (Show species within this range) |
| Other Parameters | Prefer a brisk if not strong current, in nature they are found in only a few centimetres of water to about 60cm depth. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported in the aquarium. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Proceedings of the Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen (Series C, Biological and Medical Sciences) v. 92 (no. 3), pp 387, Fig. 2. |
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| More Resources | |
| Forum BBCode | |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.30.164.884 | |
| Last Update | Mon Dec 08, 2025 3:13 pm (Species record created: Thu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am) |