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Name

Scientific name

Balroglanis macracanthus

Described by

Authority Soares-Porto, Year 2000, Bracketed

Family

Auchenipteridae

Common names

Not recorded

Photograph credits

All 1 credited

Summary

Balroglanis macracanthus is a small driftwood catfish endemic to the upper rio Negro system in Brazil. Poorly known but occasionally availa…

Size and aquarium

Maximum size

71mm, standard length

Aquarium size

Minimum length 80 cm, Minimum depth 30 cm

Water

Water conditions

Temperature 22–28°C, pH 4–7

Hardness

1–10dGH

Conductivity

Not recorded

Behaviour

Temperament

Not recorded

Temperament
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Social needs

A shoal or group

Community suitability

Community-safe

Where it lives

Countries, regions, rivers and lakes

Brazil, Negro

Writing

Etymology

Balroglanis: from the Balrog, the fire demon of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, and the Ancient Greek γλάνις (glánis), meaning 'catfish'. Grant (2015…

Distribution

Type locality is 'São Pedro, Rio Negro, Amazonas, Brazil', and this species is considered endemic to the upper rio Negro system.

Habitat

In nature it takes refuge among submerged woody structures during the day, emerging to forage at night, and this habit gives rise to the common names of ‘wood’…

Aquarium size

An aquarium with base dimensions of 80 ∗ 30 cm or equivalent should be the smallest considered for general care.

Maintenance

Not difficult to maintain under the correct conditions; we recommend keeping it in a tank designed to simulate a flowing stream with a substrate of variably-si…

Water conditions

Not written yet

Diet

Centromochlus species will accept most sinking dried foods, but particularly relish small live and frozen varieties such as bloodworm, Tubifex, etc. Once accli…

Behaviour and compatibility

Not written yet

Sexual dimorphism

Not written yet

Reproduction

All members of the family Auchenipteridae are thought to practise internal insemination and females can carry mature, unfertilised eggs and sperm packets insid…

Notes

This species is poorly known but occasionally available in the aquarium hobby. The genus Centromochlus is diagnosable by members having the proximal anal-fin r…

References

References

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