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Phreatobiidae (Cistern catfishes)
Etymology: Phreatobius: Greek, phreas, -atos = well, spring + Greek, bios = alive (Ref. 45335); dracunculus: Derived from the Latin draco (dragon), combined with a diminutive suffix - unculus. This is in reference to the color and general aspect of the body and fins of the fish..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
; Água doce demersal. Tropical
South America: artificial well in the village of Rio Pardo, Amazon basin in Brazil.
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.8 cm SL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 72403)
Found in an opened hand-dug well intended for domestic use (Ref. 72403).
Ciclo de vida ou comportamento de acasalamento
Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas
Shibatta, O.A., J. Muriel-Cunha and M.C.C. De Pinna, 2007. A new subterranean species of Phreatobius Goeldi, 1905 (Siluriformes, Incertae Sedis) from the southwestern Amazon basin. Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia 47(17):191-201. (Ref. 72403)
Status na Lista Vermelha da UICN (Ref. 130435)
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