| Family: |
Auchenipteridae (Driftwood catfishes), subfamily: Auchenipterinae |
| Max. size: |
5.29 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
pelagic; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
South America: Rio Paraguay. |
| Diagnosis: |
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| Biology: |
Specimens were collected from a creek and in wide open environments, as river channels and bays of the upper Rio Paraguay basin in the periodically flooded areas known as the Pantanal. Known to be a zooplanktivore which also eats insects. Stomach contents predominantly has microcrustaceans (cladocerans, copepods and ostracods); insects (ephemeropterans, coleopterans and hemipterans); and/or small amounts of water mites, rotifers, fish scales, bryozoans, unidentified eggs, detritus, and sand (Ref. 57707). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 15 January 2021 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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