/siluriformes/cetopsidae/helogenes/castaneus/1.jpg "Helogenes castaneus")
 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Helogenes castaneus (Dahl, 1960) |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Small pond in a brook tributary to Río Guayabero, about 1 kilometer from mouth of the brook, Orinoco System, Colombia. |
| Synonym(s) | Leyvaichthys castaneus |
| Pronunciation | hell LODGE en ease |
| Etymology | Helogenes: From the Greek helos, meaning marsh and the Greek genes, meaning birth; in reference to the habitat. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 47mm or 1.9" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Río Guaviare and Río Meta drainages of the upper Río Orinoco in eastern Colombia. Orinoco, Upper Orinoco, Guaviare (click on these areas to find other species found there) Orinoco, Middle Orinoco, Meta (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 2020. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Novedades Colombianas v. 1 (no. 5), pp 302, Figs. |
| Registered Keepers | There is but a single registered keeper, view all "my cats" data. |
| Wishlists | Love this species? Click the heart to add it to your wish list. There is no wish to keep this species. |
| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 3 records of this fish being seen, view them all. |
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| Search for H. castaneus | |
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 | Look up H. castaneus on Encyclopedia of Life |
 | Look up H. castaneus on Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.23.137.2213 | |
| Last Update | 2019 Oct 13 03:03 (species record created: 2009 Jan 04 07:20) |
