/siluriformes/doradidae/physopyxis/ananas/1.jpg "Physopyxis ananas")
/siluriformes/doradidae/physopyxis/ananas/2.jpg "Physopyxis ananas")
 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Physopyxis ananas Sousa & Rapp Py-Daniel, 2005 |
| Common Name | Robocop Catfish (Peru) |
| Type Locality | Rio Jutai, rio Solimões basin, 2°45'40"S, 66°47'59"W, Amazonas State, Brazil. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 22mm or 0.9" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | Physopyxis can be distinguished from the other Doradidae by the miniature size (adults generally less than 31 mm SL) and a unique combination of additional features: extreme development of the exposed pectoral girdle; well developed coracoid process longer than the postcleithral process; anterior plate of the nuchal shield absent; dorsal spine serrated only along the basal portion of its anterior margin; two infraorbital bones in young that become fused into a single plate in adult specimens; pectoral spine reaching to base of anal fin. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: throughout the lowlands in the entire Amazon (including rio Negro) and rio Essequibo basins. Amazon, Upper Amazon, Jutai (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Negro (click on these areas to find other species found there) Guyana Waters, Coastal Rivers of Guyanas, Essequibo (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported in the aquarium. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Neotropical Ichthyology v. 3 (no. 4), pp 630, Figs. 5, 8c. |
| 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 3 records of this fish being seen, view them all. |
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| Search for P. ananas | |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.12.274.4017 | |
| Last Update | 2024 Aug 15 12:58 (species record created: 2011 Sep 24 09:28) |
