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| Scientific Name | Aguarunichthys tocantinsensis Zuanon, Rapp Py-Daniel & Jégu, 1993 |
| Common Name(s) | None |
| Type Locality | Rapids above Marabá, Rio Tocantins drainage, Pará State, Brazil. |
| Etymology | Aguarun=Peruvian Indian tribe that lives in Ecuador and "ichthys"=Greek for fish. Named for the Rio Tocatins in Brazil. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 317mm (12.5") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | Aguarunichthys tocantinsensis has a deeper body, larger eye, more gill rakers, and more spots on the body than A. torosus. |
| General Remarks | Collected in areas with strong currents, rocky bottom. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Tocantins River basin. Amazon, Lower Amazon, Tocantins (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Feeding | Will take dry food pellets, earthworms or fish fillet. Earthworms are perhaps the best staple. |
| Compatibility | A predator that will eat anything small enough. A loner, shows considerable intra-species aggression around a large territory. |
| Suggested Tankmates | Tankmates must be large enough to not to be considered edible. Competition for food is not an issue, this species is a capable hunter. |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Further Information | |
| References | Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwaters v. 4 (no. 3) - pp252 - Figs. 2a, 4 |
| Registered Keepers | None.  Add this species to your "my cats" page. |
| Breeding Reports | None. |
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| Last Update | 2007 Oct 07 11:03 (species record created: 2003 Dec 27 00:00) |
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