PlanetCatfish.com - Brachyglanis frenata (Heptapteridae) Cat-eLog

Reserva Florestal Adolfo Ducke, Amazonas State, Br

Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Brachyglanis frenata** Eigenmann, 1912
Common Name
Type Locality	Amatuk, Guyana.
Etymology	Brachyglanis: Greek, brachys = short + Greek, glanis = a fish that can eat the bait without touching the hook; a cat fish.
Species Information
Size	99mm or 3.9" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Essequibo, Negro, Orinoco, and Urubu River basins of Brazil, Guyana, and Venezuela Guyana Waters, Coastal Rivers of Guyanas, Essequibo (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) Orinoco (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Lower Amazon, Uatumã, Urubu (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	Memoirs of the Carnegie Museum v. 5 (no. 1), pp156.
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2019 Oct 26 06:46 (species record created: 2011 Sep 24 09:45)