Eremophilus mutisii • Trichomycteridae • Cat-eLog

Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Eremophilus mutisii** Humboldt, 1805
Common Name(s)	Capitán, Capitan de Bogota, Capitan de Sabana, Chimbe
Type Locality	Bogota, Colombia.
Synonym(s)	Trachypoma marmoratum
Pronunciation	err ee MO fill us - moo tiss ee aye
Etymology	Eremophilus: From the Greek, eremos, meaning solitary and philein, meaning to like; in reference to the secretive nature.
Species Information
Size	300mm (11.8") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification	Eremophilus differs from the similar, but much larger genus, Trichomycterus mainly by the absence of ventral fins.
Sexing	Females are much fuller and have rounder bellies. This is easier to compare amongst a group.
General Remarks	An excellent food fish, which was introduced to the Ubate, Chiquinquirá and Tundama valleys. It is the only species of food fish that has been able to survive competition from introduced trout and carp species.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Bogotá basin, Colombia Bogotá (click on these areas to find other species found there) (Click the map-icon to show/hide map of species distribution)
pH	6.5 - 7.2
Temperature	24.0-28.0°C or 75.2-82.4°F (Show others within this range)
Other Parameters	Will withstand cooler or warmer temperatures for a short period of time. They don't like very strong current in the aquarium and seem to enjoy much more calmer surroundings.
Husbandry Information
Feeding	Requires a good supply of frozen foods. They don't seem to accept any dry foods. Homemade foods containing vegetables, shrimps and other food stuffs is accepted.
Furniture	Fine sand is best and it is better to avoid sharp objects in aquarium as their skin is very delicate and prone to scratches. Oak leaves or other tree leaves at the bottom gives an aquarium very natural biotope look and offers many welcomed hiding places.
Compatibility	Not a true parasitic catfish, Eremophilus are very quiet and peaceful. You should never house them with rough and territorial company. They don't bother anybody or do not try to hunt down even the smallest of fishes.
Suggested Tankmates	Corydoradinae, Bunocephalus and peaceful shoaling midwater tetras.
Breeding	Unknown
Further Information
References	Humboldt and Bonpland's voyagev. 1 (Title page 1811) - pp18 - Pl. 6
Registered Keepers	(1) RobDoran1. 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	2005 Jun 17 00:00 (species record created: 2003 Feb 08 00:00)

Cat-eLog Data Sheet

Scientific Name

Eremophilus mutisii Humboldt, 1805

Common Name(s)

Capitán, Capitan de Bogota, Capitan de Sabana, Chimbe

Type Locality

Bogota, Colombia.

Synonym(s)

Trachypoma marmoratum

Pronunciation

err ee MO fill us - moo tiss ee aye

Etymology

Eremophilus: From the Greek, eremos, meaning solitary and philein, meaning to like; in reference to the secretive nature.

Species Information

Size

300mm (11.8") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.

Identification

Eremophilus differs from the similar, but much larger genus, Trichomycterus mainly by the absence of ventral fins.

Sexing

Females are much fuller and have rounder bellies. This is easier to compare amongst a group.

General Remarks

An excellent food fish, which was introduced to the Ubate, Chiquinquirá and Tundama valleys. It is the only species of food fish that has been able to survive competition from introduced trout and carp species.

Habitat Information

Distribution

Bogotá basin, Colombia
Bogotá (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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

6.5 - 7.2

Temperature

24.0-28.0°C or 75.2-82.4°F (Show others within this range)

Other Parameters

Will withstand cooler or warmer temperatures for a short period of time. They don't like very strong current in the aquarium and seem to enjoy much more calmer surroundings.

Husbandry Information

Feeding

Requires a good supply of frozen foods. They don't seem to accept any dry foods. Homemade foods containing vegetables, shrimps and other food stuffs is accepted.

Furniture

Fine sand is best and it is better to avoid sharp objects in aquarium as their skin is very delicate and prone to scratches. Oak leaves or other tree leaves at the bottom gives an aquarium very natural biotope look and offers many welcomed hiding places.

Compatibility

Not a true parasitic catfish, Eremophilus are very quiet and peaceful. You should never house them with rough and territorial company. They don't bother anybody or do not try to hunt down even the smallest of fishes.

Suggested Tankmates

Corydoradinae, Bunocephalus and peaceful shoaling midwater tetras.

Breeding

Unknown

Further Information

References

Humboldt and Bonpland's voyagev. 1 (Title page 1811) - pp18 - Pl. 6

Registered Keepers

(1) RobDoran1.

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