/heptapteridae/phreatobius/dracunculus/1.jpg "Phreatobius dracunculus(1) - Click to enlarge")
/heptapteridae/phreatobius/dracunculus/2.jpg "Phreatobius dracunculus(2) Ventral view - Click to enlarge")
/heptapteridae/phreatobius/dracunculus/3.jpg "Phreatobius dracunculus(3) Dorsal view - Click to enlarge")
/heptapteridae/phreatobius/dracunculus/4.jpg "Phreatobius dracunculus(4) Eating an earthworm - Click to enlarge")
/heptapteridae/phreatobius/dracunculus/5.jpg "Phreatobius dracunculus(5) Resting in vertical position - Click to enlarge")
/heptapteridae/phreatobius/dracunculus/6.jpg "Phreatobius dracunculus(6) Well at type locality, specimens collected at 5m - Click to enlarge")
/heptapteridae/phreatobius/dracunculus/7.jpg "Phreatobius dracunculus(7) Close-up (from arrow, left) lateritic well wall - Click to enlarge")
 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Phreatobius dracunculus Shibatta, Muriel-Cunha, Pinna, 2007 |
| Common Name(s) | None |
| Type Locality | Brazil, Rondônia, Rio Pardo, approx 90 km S of the City of Porto Velho; area of Rio Branco (trib. to Rio Jaci-Paraná) |
| Pronunciation | fray toe bee uss |
| Etymology | From the Greek phrear, phreat- meaning ''well'' or ''spring''. The specific epithet, dracunculus, is from the Latin draco, meaning dragon, combined with a diminutive suffix -unculus. The name, a noun in apposition, is a reference to the colour and general aspect of the body and fins of the fish. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 38mm (1.5") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Known from type-locality. Although specimens collected were all from a single well, individuals
of Phreatobius, probably P. dracunculus were observed swimming in two additional wells in the same area. Reports by locals indicate that the species probably occurs in at least another 12 of 20 wells in the region. La Plata  , Paraná , Upper Paraná, Pardo (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Furniture | Natural habitat is in dug wells. |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Further Information | |
| Registered Keepers | None.  Add this species to your "my cats" page. |
| Breeding Reports | None. |
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| Last Update | 2011 Mar 30 06:50 (species record created: 2007 Nov 14 16:13) |
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