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Scientific Name | Hassar gabiru Birindelli, Fayal & Wosiacki, 2011 |
Common Name | Xingu Mouse Catfish |
Type Locality | Rio Curuá, Iriri drainage at Vila Castelo dos Sonhos, 8°19'07''S, 55°05'23''W, Altamira, PA, Brazil. |
Pronunciation | ha sar |
Etymology | Hassar: From the Aruac name of the fish. The specific name is a noun, the nickname of Leandro Melo de Sousa, it means - with humour and affection - "big rat". |
Species Information | |
Size | 157mm or 6.2" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
Identification | Ground color yellowish or greenish laterally and white ventrally, lower lip pinkish, eye silvery. |
Habitat Information | |
Distribution | Xingu River basin, Brazil. Amazon, Lower Amazon, Xingu (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 2018. |
Husbandry Information | |
Furniture | Collected in the wild usually in swift water over sand beaches at night. |
Breeding | Unreported in the aquarium. |
Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
Further Information | |
Reference | Neotropical Ichthyology v. 9 (no. 3), pp 520, Figs. 7-8. |
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:1.12.25.4406 | |
Last Update | 2022 Oct 07 05:06 (species record created: 2012 Jun 29 00:03) |