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METAE SHOVELNOSE (Pseudoplatystoma metaense)
METAE SHOVELNOSE (Pseudoplatystoma metaense)
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Scientific Name | Pseudoplatystoma metaense Buitrago-Suárez & Burr, 2007 |
Common Name | |
Type Locality | Metica River, about 1.5 kilometers east of Rajote, 3°56'N, 73°03'W, Meta River, dept. of Meta, Colombia. |
Pronunciation | SUE doh plah tee stow mah |
Etymology | (Greek)Pseudos=False +(Greek)platys=flat +(Greek)stoma=mouth. The specific epithet metaense refers to the type locality, Meta River, a tributary of the Orinoco River in Colombia and Venezuela. |
Species Information | |
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Size | 559mm or 22" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
Habitat Information | |
Distribution | South America: Orinoco River in Colombia and Venezuela. Orinoco (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
IUCN Red List Category |
Endangered
, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020. |
Husbandry Information | |
Feeding | Carnivore feeding on a very mixed and varied diet including earthworms, whole prawns, mussels, fish fillets, floating sticks/pellets and catfish pellets. User data. |
Furniture | Large, spacious tank with open space for night time cruising. A large shady bogwood root or pipe that the catfish can retreat to during the day is also required. Ensure the heater is in the open and not in a place where the catfish may try and hide. When larger a hide is not necessary. |
Compatibility | Ideally suited to life with other large fish. These catfish are predatory and will eat smaller fish if hungry. Claimed by some to behave aggressively/territorially towards other catfish. |
Suggested Tankmates | Other large catfish such as Oxydoras, Pterodoras and Megalodoras. Other fish should always be over half of its body length. |