 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Pseudobunocephalus bifidus (Eigenmann, 1942) |
| Common Name(s) | None |
| Type Locality | Yurimaguas, Río Huallaga, Peruvian Amazon, Peru. |
| Synonym(s) | Bunocephalus bifidus |
| Etymology | The generic name is a combination of the Greek word pseudes, meaning false or deceptive, plus the aspredinid genus Bunocephalus. It alludes to the fact that members of this genus have previously been mistaken for juveniles of various species of Bunocephalus. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 43mm (1.7") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Amazon River basin: Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador and Peru. Amazon (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Further Information | |
| References | Fishes of western South America. I. The intercordilleran and Amazonian lowlands of Peru. II.- The high pampas of Peru, Bolivia, and northern Chile. With a revision of the Peruvian Gymnotidae, and of the genus Orestias. |
| Registered Keepers | None.  Add this species to your "my cats" page. |
| Breeding Reports | None. |
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| Last Update | 2011 Jul 03 10:16 (species record created: 2010 Apr 21 13:49) |
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