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Name

Scientific name

Phenacogaster tegatus

Described by

Authority Eigenmann, Year 1911, Bracketed

Family

Characidae

Common names

Not recorded

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Summary

Phenacogaster tegatus is a small characid from the upper rio Paraguay basin in Brazil and Paraguay and the Río Paraná in northeastern Argen…

Size and aquarium

Maximum size

45mm, standard length

Aquarium size

Minimum length 60 cm, Minimum depth 30 cm

Water

Water conditions

Temperature 20–28°C, pH 6–7.5

Hardness

2–12dGH

Conductivity

Not recorded

Behaviour

Temperament

Peaceful

Social needs

A shoal or group

Community suitability

Not for a community

Where it lives

Countries, regions, rivers and lakes

Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Bugres, Cuiabá, Jauru, Paraguay, Paraná

Writing

Etymology

Phenacogaster: from the Greek φέναξ (phenaks), meaning 'cheat, imposter', and γαστήρ (gaster), meaning 'belly, stomach'.

Distribution

Recorded from the upper rio Paraguay basin in southwestern Brazil and Paraguay and the Río Paraná in Corrientes province, northeastern Argentina. Type locality…

Habitat

Few details are available but images suggest this species to display a preference for relatively clear water with dense growth of submerged vegetation.

Aquarium size

An aquarium with base dimensions of 60 ∗ 30 cm or more is recommended for a group.

Maintenance

Relatively unfussy provided some cover is available but best-maintained in a natural-style set-up comprising a sandy substrate plus some driftwood roots, branc…

Water conditions

Not written yet

Diet

Probably a micropredator feeding on tiny invertebrates and other zooplankton in nature. In the aquarium it will accept dried foods of a suitable size but shoul…

Behaviour and compatibility

Peaceful but somewhat unsuitable for the general community aquarium. It’s perhaps best-maintained alongside similarly-sized characids, gasteropelecids, lebiasi…

Sexual dimorphism

Not written yet

Reproduction

Not written yet

Notes

This species has been traded as 'six-eyed tetra' in reference to its colour pattern comprising two dark spots on each flank plus the eye. Based on the extensiv…

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