PlanetCatfish.com - Phreatobius cisternarum (Phreatobiidae) Cat-eLog

Habitat: Hand dug wells

Cat-eLog Data Sheet
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).
Synonym(s)	Phreatobius cisternatum
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) 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.
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 no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 12:35 (species record created: 2001 Nov 17 00:00)