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| Scientific Name | Entomocorus gameroi Mago-Leccia, 1984 |
| Common Name(s) | Gamero's Woodcat, Penguin Woodcat |
| Type Locality | Mouth of the Río Apurito at the Río Apure, near San Fernando de Apure, Guárico State, Venezuela. |
| Pronunciation | ent tow MOCK oh russ - GAMM err oi |
| Etymology | Entomocorus: From the Greek, entome, meaning notch, and kopus, meaning helmet - "notched helmet". |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 70mm (2.8") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | This species is identified by the black stripe in the upper caudal fin lobe, the lower caudal fin lobe is clear. The body colouration appears to be variable and ranges from silver to mottled. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Venezuela Orinoco  , Middle Orinoco, Apure (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| Temperature | 20.0-24.0°C or 68-75.2°F (Show others within this range) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Further Information | |
| References | Acta Biol. Venez.v. 11 (no. 4) - pp217 - Figs. 1-6 |
| Registered Keepers | (1) Marc van Arc (k: 5), who also notes: "Males died after about one year. Rest in plants or objects near the surface.
Second time; first time falsely thought they were E. benjamini.", (2) Floody (k: 4), (3) ali12345 (k: 5), (4) Jools (k: 8), (5) Yann (k: 2), (6) coelacanth. Click on a username above to see all that persons registered catfish species. You can also view all "my cats" data for this species.  Add this species to your "my cats" page. |
| Breeding Reports | None. |
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| Last Update | 2007 Dec 30 05:55 (species record created: 2001 Jul 13 00:00) |
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