/siluriformes/ariidae/galeichthys/peruvianus/1.jpg "Galeichthys peruvianus")
/siluriformes/ariidae/galeichthys/peruvianus/2.jpg "Galeichthys peruvianus")
 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Galeichthys peruvianus Lütken, 1874 |
| Common Name | Peruvian Sea Catfish |
| Type Locality | Callao, Peru. |
| Synonym(s) | Tachisurus peruvianus |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 350mm or 13.8" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Pacific coast. Pacific, South Pacific, South East Pacific (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2007. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Feeding | In the wild the main diet in the summer and autumn is anchovy, in the winter predominately polychaetes. Crustaceans and molluscs are also eaten. User data. |
| Breeding | Unreported in the aquarium. In the wild spawning takes place in the summer, with fish reaching sexual maturity at around 175mm. The fish spawn in areas with muddy bottoms producing around 27 eggs. The males take the eggs from the substrate for oral incubation and migrate to shallower waters, whilst the females return to the typical distribution zones. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra den Naturhistoriske Forening i Kjøbenhavn, Aaret 1874 (nos 12-16), pp 205 [16]. |
| Registered Keepers | There is but a single registered keeper, view all "my cats" data. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 2 records of this fish being seen, view them all. |
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| Last Update | 2020 Oct 28 16:07 (species record created: 2009 Aug 22 13:20) |
