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| Scientific Name | Stauroglanis gouldingi Pinna, 1989 |
| Common Name(s) | None |
| Type Locality | Cachoeira do Aracu, R. Daraá (R. Negro drainage system), Estado do Amazonas, Brazil. |
| Pronunciation | gool ding eye |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 27mm (1.1") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Daraá River, Negro River basin. Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes)  , Negro, Middle Negro, Daraá (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Feeding | The species is rheophilic. Dwells on patches of loose sand where water flow forms ephemeral sand ripples. Diurnal and mostly visually oriented, forages on aquatic immature benthic insects (dipterans and coleopterans). Moves along the ripple grooves while scanning the bottom back and forth, alternating between adjacent grooves. Feeding activity peaks at late morning and afternoon. When disturbed buries in the sand, and at night remains buried. |
| Breeding | Seasonal reproduction indicated by mature females caught in the wet months. |
| Further Information | |
| References | Am. Mus. Novit.No. 2950 - pp7 - Figs. 1-3 |
| Registered Keepers | None.  Add this species to your "my cats" page. |
| Breeding Reports | None. |
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| Last Update | 2006 Jul 24 04:21 (species record created: 2004 Mar 07 00:00) |
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