River
Barra Seca
2 profiles across 2 families name the Barra Seca as a locality.
- Species
- 2
- Families
- 2
- Photographed
- 2 of 2
- Difficulty rated
- 2 of 2
Basin
Shares fishes withspecies recorded from both
Runs through
Simpsonichthys myersi
Rivulidae · de Carvalho, 1971
This species has a somewhat confusing taxonomic history and it remains unclear whether it is conspecific with S. izecksohni (Da Cruz, 1983) or not. The latter is considered to represent a synonym of S. myersi by Costa (2007), but the majority of authors do not follow the conclusions of that study (see below) and continue to view both as valid.
Scleromystax prionotos
Callichthyidae · Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1980
Scleromystax spp. are foraging omnivores, and most will accept sinking dried foods as well as small live and frozen varieties such as chironomid larvae (bloodworm), Tubifex, etc. Feeding a varied diet will ensure the fish are in optimum condition. Under no circumstances should they be expected to survive on 'left-overs' from other inhabitants of the aquarium or relied on to 'clean' the aquarium.