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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…
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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