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Habitat: Hand dug wells
 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Phreatobius cisternarum Goeldi, 1905 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Marajo Island, about 1°27'S, 48°29'W, at the mouth of Amazon, Brazil (in a cistern). |
| Pronunciation | fray toe bee uss - siss terr num |
| Etymology | From the Greek phrear, phreat- meaning ''well'' or ''spring''. Cisternum in reference to the species being found in cisterns, another word for hand made wells. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 55mm or 2.2" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: phreatic environments in the Marajó Island, mouth of the Amazon River, Brazil. Amazon, Lower Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2018. |
| pH | 5.0 - 6.0 |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Proceedings/ ...International Congress of Zoology 1905, Pt. 7 (Zoogeograpohie), pp 549. |
| Registered Keepers | There is but a single registered keeper, view all "my cats" data. |
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| Last Update | 2020 Sep 16 02:04 (species record created: 2001 Nov 17 00:00) |