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Name

Scientific name

Boulengerella cuvieri

Described by

Authority Spix & Agassiz, Year 1829, Bracketed

Family

Ctenoluciidae

Common names

Not recorded

Photograph credits

All 5 credited

Summary

Boulengerella cuvieri is a pelagic ctenoluciid characin from much of the Amazon basin, the Río Orinoco and coastal drainages of the Guianas…

Size and aquarium

Maximum size

800mm, standard length

Aquarium size

Not recorded

Water

Water conditions

Temperature 22–28°C, pH 5–7.5

Hardness

1–12dGH

Conductivity

Not recorded

Behaviour

Temperament

Predatory

Social needs

A shoal or group

Community suitability

Not for a community

Where it lives

Countries, regions, rivers and lakes

Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela, Amazon, Apure, Araguaia, Branco, Caura, Cuyuni, Essequibo, Juruena, Mazaruni, Nanay, Napo, Negro, Orinoco, Oyapock, Parnaíba, Putumayo, Rupununi, Solimões, Tapajós, Tocantins, Urubu, Xingu, Yavarí

Writing

Etymology

Boulengerella: named for Belgian-British zoologist George Albert Boulenger (1858-1937). cuvieri: named for French naturalist and zoologist Jean Léopold Nicolas…

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Distribution

Type locality is given as 'Rivers of Brazil', with current records suggesting it to occur throughout much of the Amazon basin from the Río Nanay in Peru to Ama…

Habitat

This species is pelagic and adults tend to be associated with flowing stretches of main river channels and larger tributaries of both white and black water riv…

Aquarium size

Suitable only for public installations or the very largest private aquaria.

Maintenance

Relatively unfussy although some surface cover in the form of floating or overhanging vegetation is appreciated. It does best if there is a high proportion of …

Water conditions

Not written yet

Diet

An obligate predator feeding mostly on smaller fishes and insects in nature but in most cases adapting well to dead alternatives in captivity. Smaller specimen…

Behaviour and compatibility

Peaceful with anything too large to swallow and can be maintained in a community provided tankmates are chosen with care. Aggressively territorial or very comp…

Sexual dimorphism

Not written yet

Reproduction

Unrecorded.

Notes

This species is largely unsuitable for the home aquarium given its eventual size and natural behaviour, and we know of only a handful of private aquarists with…

References

References

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