It is a pity that we can offer this interesting driftwood catfish only very rarely and in small numbers. The species has a wide distribution in the Amazon and Orinoco river basins. It attains a maximum length of about 14-15 cm. Our specimens originate from Peru; here is also the type locality for the species.Two features in that fish are very obvious: the large eyes and the also large pectoral fins which are always spread. The spines of the pectoral fins should be taken with care: one can become nasty stung by them and the spines also tend to tengle up in the meshs of a net when it is necessary to catch the fish. The sexes can be distinguished best by the shape of the maxillary barbels: these barbels are curved in males, straight in females.
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- Centromochlus heckelii
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- Centromochlus heckelii
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- Centromochlus heckelii
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- Centromochlus heckelii
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- Centromochlus heckelii
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- Centromochlus heckelii
For our customers: the fish have code 214703 on our stocklist. Please note that we supply exclusively the wholesale trade.
Text & photos: Frank Schäfer
