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Name
Scientific name
Auchenipterichthys coracoideus
Described by
Authority Eigenmann & Allen, Year 1942, Bracketed
Family
Auchenipteridae
Common names
Midnight Catfish
Photograph credits
All 4 credited
Summary
The midnight catfish, Auchenipterichthys coracoideus, is an auchenipterid catfish from the Peruvian and Brazilian Amazon and the Essequibo …
Size and aquarium
Maximum size
110mm, standard length
Aquarium size
Minimum length 80 cm, Minimum depth 30 cm
Water
Water conditions
Temperature 22–25°C, pH 6–7.2
Hardness
0–10dGH
Conductivity
Not recorded
Behaviour
Temperament
Peaceful
Social needs
Not recorded
Community suitability
Not recorded
Where it lives
Countries, regions, rivers and lakes
Brazil, Guyana, Peru, Amazon, Essequibo, Itaya, Nanay, Solimões, Tocantins, Yavarí
Writing
Etymology
Not written yet
Distribution
Described from Iquitos in northeastern Peru but current knowledge suggests it to be widely-distributed in the upper and central parts of the Peruvian/Brazilian…
Habitat
Inhabits turbid rivers, tributaries and flooded areas where it shelters in tangles of submerged roots, hollow or rotten tree stumps or aquatic vegetation durin…
Aquarium size
An aquarium with base measurements of 80 ∗ 30 cm or equivalent should be the smallest considered.
Maintenance
Provide lots of hiding places and keep water movement to a minimum. Tangles of driftwood are ideal, but areas of dense planting are also a good idea. The fish …
Water conditions
Not written yet
Diet
Feeds almost exclusively on insects and their larvae in nature. In aquaria it should be offered live and frozen foods such as bloodworm, small earthworms, etc.…
Behaviour and compatibility
Peaceful and shy, but may eat very small fishes during the hours of darkness. Ideal tankmates include similarly-sized, non-aggressive characins, cichlids and o…
Sexual dimorphism
Sexually-mature males develop a hook-like extension at the tip of the anal fin which is used during copulation (see 'reproduction') and in nuptial males the do…
Reproduction
Little information is available, but it has been bred in aquaria in Germany. Fertilisation is internal, with the male using his modified anal fin in a similar …
Notes
This species is also known by the alternative vernacular name of 'Zamora woodcat', and has has often been misidentified as A. thoracatus. The latter is a valid…
References
References
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