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 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Limatulichthys petleyi (Fowler, 1940) |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Contamana, Río Ucayali basin, Peru. |
| Type Locality Notes | Type locality approximated from narrative in original description and modern location of Contamana, Peru. |
| Species Information | |
| General Remarks | Removed from synonymy with Limatulichthys griseus (Eigenmann, 1909) by Isbrücker (2001). |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Amazon, Tocantins and Parnaíba River basins Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Lower Amazon, Tocantins (click on these areas to find other species found there) Piauí Rivers, Parnaíba (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Upper Amazon, Marañón, Ucayali (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Not Evaluated |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Feeding | In nature, they feed primarily on small aquatic invertebrates living at the bottom; rarely, they will eat small fish and small terrestrial invertebrates. User data. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 91 (for 1939), pp 243, Figs. 36-38. |
| Registered Keepers | There is but a single registered keeper, view all "my cats" data. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 2 records of this fish being seen, view them all. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.4.411.3971 | |
| Last Update | 2021 Jul 29 02:00 (species record created: 2011 Sep 23 14:39) |