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Name
Scientific name
Cynodon gibbus
Described by
Authority Agassiz, Year 1829, Bracketed
Family
Cynodontidae
Common names
Not recorded
Photograph credits
All 7 credited
Summary
Cynodon gibbus is a cynodontid from much of the Amazon basin, the middle and lower Orinoco, and the Rupununi River in Guyana. A pelagic fis…
Size and aquarium
Maximum size
280mm, standard length
Aquarium size
Minimum length 210 cm, Minimum depth 75 cm
Water
Water conditions
Temperature 24–28°C, pH 6–8
Hardness
2–15dGH
Conductivity
Not recorded
Behaviour
Temperament
Not recorded
Social needs
A shoal or group
Community suitability
Not for a community
Where it lives
Countries, regions, rivers and lakes
Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Venezuela, Amazon, Apure, Branco, Essequibo, Huallaga, Mamore, Marañón, Negro, Orinoco, Rupununi, Solimões, Tocantins, Trombetas, Ucayali
Writing
Etymology
Cynodon: from the Greek combining form cyno-, meaning 'dog', and odous, meaning 'tooth'. gibbus: from the Latin gibbus, meaning 'hump', in reference to this sp…
Distribution
This species is widely-distributed being known from much of the Amazon basin from the Ríos Marañon and Ucayali in the west (Peru) to the rios Purus, Madeira, B…
Habitat
This species is pelagic and adults tend to be associated with main river channels and larger tributaries of both white and black water rivers. It occurs sympat…
Aquarium size
An aquarium with base dimensions of 210 ∗ 75 cm should be the absolute minimum considered.
Maintenance
The aquarium should ideally be designed to resemble a flowing stream or river with a substrate of variably-sized rocks, sand, fine gravel, and some larger wate…
Water conditions
Not written yet
Diet
An obligate but generalised piscivore capable of consuming surprisingly large prey. Newly-imported specimens often refuse to accept anything but live fishes bu…
Behaviour and compatibility
Best kept alone, or with similarly-sized, non-aggressive fishes it cannot fit into its mouth since it's otherwise quite peaceful and easily-dominated. It's bes…
Sexual dimorphism
Not written yet
Reproduction
Not written yet
Notes
This species is rare in the aquarium trade but is arguably more suitable for the home aquarium than some of its better-known relatives given its adult size and…
References
References
2 on this profile