Imparfinis pseudonemacheir • Heptapteridae • Cat-eLog

Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Imparfinis pseudonemacheir** Mees & Cala, 1989
Common Name(s)	Shrimp Catfish
Type Locality	Río Tucuragua, near Caicara, Bolívar, Venezuela.
Species Information
Size	60mm (2.4") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: Orinoco and Ucayali River basins. Amazon, Upper Amazon, Marañón, Ucayali (click on these areas to find other species found there) Orinoco (click on these areas to find other species found there) (Click the map-icon to show/hide map of species distribution)
pH	6.5 - 7.5
Temperature	24.5-26.0°C or 76.1-78.8°F (Show others within this range)
Other Parameters	Prefer a brisk if not strong current, in nature they are found in only a few centimetres of water to about 60cm depth.
Husbandry Information
Feeding	Will feed on prepared and frozen foods.
Furniture	Substrate should be fine sand, as they do hide in the substrate.
Compatibility	May eat fry from other fishes, but their overall size is small, so most fish will be fine - even neon tetras and such would be large enough to not become a meal.
Suggested Tankmates	Compatible with most fish that are not much larger or so small they become part of the menu.
Breeding	Unreported.
Further Information
References	Proceedings of the Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen (Series C, Biological and Medical Sciences) v. 92 (no. 3)
Registered Keepers	(1) Richard B (k: 3), who also notes: "Upon introduction to the tank, most individuals buried themselves in the sand substrate, with just their faces showing - therefore sand would be a must as the substrate, not gravel. They have proved energetic unfussy feeders but not gluttonous I lost 1 after a couple of days which squeezed out of a tiny gap in the cover glasses", (2) Martin S (p: 2, k: 6), (3) MatsP (k: 5), who also notes: "Received from Martin S who had them from 2008-12-27 and 2008-01-10. ". 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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Cat-eLog Data Sheet

Scientific Name

Imparfinis pseudonemacheir Mees & Cala, 1989

Common Name(s)

Shrimp Catfish

Type Locality

Río Tucuragua, near Caicara, Bolívar, Venezuela.

Species Information

Size

60mm (2.4") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.

Habitat Information

Distribution

South America: Orinoco and Ucayali River basins.
Amazon, Upper Amazon, Marañón, Ucayali (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Orinoco (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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

6.5 - 7.5

Temperature

24.5-26.0°C or 76.1-78.8°F (Show others within this range)

Other Parameters

Prefer a brisk if not strong current, in nature they are found in only a few centimetres of water to about 60cm depth.

Husbandry Information

Feeding

Will feed on prepared and frozen foods.

Furniture

Substrate should be fine sand, as they do hide in the substrate.

Compatibility

May eat fry from other fishes, but their overall size is small, so most fish will be fine - even neon tetras and such would be large enough to not become a meal.

Suggested Tankmates

Compatible with most fish that are not much larger or so small they become part of the menu.

Breeding

Unreported.

Further Information

References

Proceedings of the Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen (Series C, Biological and Medical Sciences) v. 92 (no. 3)

Registered Keepers

(1) Richard B (k: 3), who also notes: "Upon introduction to the tank, most individuals buried themselves in the sand substrate, with just their faces showing - therefore sand would be a must as the substrate, not gravel. They have proved energetic unfussy feeders but not gluttonous I lost 1 after a couple of days which squeezed out of a tiny gap in the cover glasses", (2) Martin S (p: 2, k: 6), (3) MatsP (k: 5), who also notes: "Received from Martin S who had them from 2008-12-27 and 2008-01-10. ".

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