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Dekeyseria pulchra (Steindachner, 1915)

Common Names

  • Peckoltia-sugemalle , Danish , Denmark
  • Brazil-butterfly , English , Brazil
  • Gebänderter Zwergschilderwels , German , Germany
  • Corroncho , Spanish , Venezuela

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Teleostei

    Order: Siluriformes

    Family: Loricariidae

    Genus: Dekeyseria

    Species: Dekeyseria pulchra (Steindachner, 1915)

    Climate Zone

  • Tropical

    • Location

  • South America: Upper Negro and Orinoco rivers and Canal Casiquiare basin.

    • Biology

    Facultative air-breathing in the genus (Ref. 126274); Feeds on algae (Ref. 13371).

    Habitat

    demersal

    Conservation Status

    Not Evaluated

    Threat to Humans

    Harmless