Cephalosilurus fowleri • Pseudopimelodidae • Cat-eLog

Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Cephalosilurus fowleri** Haseman, 1911
Common Name(s)	Orange Catfish, Oremon Catfish, Rusty Jelly Catfish
Type Locality	Rio São Francisco, Cidade de Barra, Bahia, Brazil.
Synonym(s)	Pseudopimelodus fowleri
Pronunciation	foul err eye
Etymology	Named for the prolific ichthyologist, Henry Fowler.
Species Information
Size	405mm (15.9") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification	Larger and with a more orange colouration than C. apurensis.
Sexing	Females larger and much more aggressive, very distinguishable dimorphism by venting especially at larger sizes.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Brazil: Rio Sao Francisco. São Francisco (click on these areas to find other species found there) (Click the map-icon to show/hide map of species distribution)
Temperature	23.0-27.0°C or 73.4-80.6°F (Show others within this range)
Husbandry Information
Feeding	Fish (fresh and frozen), krill, shrimp, earthworms, mice, rats, sinking pellets, shrimp pellets, any "meaty" type foods with a little variety thrown in.
Furniture	Caves, driftwood, sand, floating plants.
Compatibility	Very aggressive and not shy.
Suggested Tankmates	Best kept alone or in the most bullish of considerably larger company.
Breeding	Unreported.
Further Information
References	Ann. Carnegie Mus.v. 7 (nos. 3-4) (17) - pp317 - Pl. 46
Registered Keepers	(1) yellowcat, who also notes: "Reached maximum size of 16"TL. Surprisingly, kept in a community tank with 5 other smaller catfish species, definitely the dominant fish...", (2) amiidae, (3) Fishedin, (4) jelly, (5) Redtailrob, (6) arapaimag, who also notes: "Tried to eat a 18" Phractocephalus hemioliopterus in my big tank.". Click on a username above to see all that persons registered catfish species. You can also view all "my cats" data for this species.
Breeding Reports	None.
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Last Update	2010 May 20 09:24 (species record created: 2003 Aug 20 00:00)

Cat-eLog Data Sheet

Scientific Name

Cephalosilurus fowleri Haseman, 1911

Common Name(s)

Orange Catfish, Oremon Catfish, Rusty Jelly Catfish

Type Locality

Rio São Francisco, Cidade de Barra, Bahia, Brazil.

Synonym(s)

Pseudopimelodus fowleri

Pronunciation

foul err eye

Etymology

Named for the prolific ichthyologist, Henry Fowler.

Species Information

Size

405mm (15.9") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.

Identification

Larger and with a more orange colouration than C. apurensis.

Sexing

Females larger and much more aggressive, very distinguishable dimorphism by venting especially at larger sizes.

Habitat Information

Distribution

Brazil: Rio Sao Francisco.
São Francisco (click on these areas to find other species found there)

(Click the map-icon to show/hide map of species distribution)

Temperature

23.0-27.0°C or 73.4-80.6°F (Show others within this range)

Husbandry Information

Feeding

Fish (fresh and frozen), krill, shrimp, earthworms, mice, rats, sinking pellets, shrimp pellets, any "meaty" type foods with a little variety thrown in.

Furniture

Caves, driftwood, sand, floating plants.

Compatibility

Very aggressive and not shy.

Suggested Tankmates

Best kept alone or in the most bullish of considerably larger company.

Breeding

Unreported.

Further Information

References

Ann. Carnegie Mus.v. 7 (nos. 3-4) (17) - pp317 - Pl. 46

Registered Keepers

(1) yellowcat, who also notes: "Reached maximum size of 16"TL. Surprisingly, kept in a community tank with 5 other smaller catfish species, definitely the dominant fish...", (2) amiidae, (3) Fishedin, (4) jelly, (5) Redtailrob, (6) arapaimag, who also notes: "Tried to eat a 18" Phractocephalus hemioliopterus in my big tank.".

Click on a username above to see all that persons registered catfish species. You can also view all "my cats" data for this species.

Breeding Reports

None.

Articles