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| Scientific Name | Pseudostegophilus nemurus (Günther, 1869) |
| Common Name(s) | Jaguar Candiru |
| Type Locality | Upper Amazon River, Peru |
| Synonym(s) | Stegophilus nemurus |
| Pronunciation | Sue doh STEG oh fill uss - Nee MOO russ |
| Etymology | Pseudostegophilus: From the Greek pseudes, meaning false, stego, meaning cover and philein, meaning to like; in reference to the resemblance to Stegophilus ("lover of cover", in reference to the secretive nature), another trichomycterid genus. The specific name comes from the Greek nema, meaning thread, and ouros, meaning tail, in reference to the filamentous extension of the upper caudal-fin lobe. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 120mm (4.7") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | Easily distinguished by its elongate, shark-like appearance low underslung mouth and a series of bluish saddles along the body. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Amazon river drainage Amazon (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| pH | 5.8 - 7.0 |
| Temperature | 22.0-27.0°C or 71.6-80.6°F (Show others within this range) |
| Other Parameters | Needs clean water. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Feeding | An obligate parasite. This species feeds on the scales and mucus of other living fish and wil bite chunks out of other fishes kept with it. Will not accept any other foods. |
| Furniture | Provide some rocks and driftwood for it to shelter during the day. |
| Compatibility | Because of the nature of its diet, this is a species only fish, that can not be kept with any fish other than prey/feeder fish. |
| Breeding | Not reported. |
| Further Information | |
| Registered Keepers | (1) Silurus, (2) Attu, (3) Brooklamprey (k: 13), who also notes: "These fish have been observed feeding on dead fish and fillet as well as frozen thawed fish.", (4) Emuz-Atik. 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. |
| More Resources |
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| Last Update | 2007 Jun 24 09:48 (species record created: 2005 May 26 00:00) |
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