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Heptapteridae (Three-barbeled catfishes)
Etymology: Goeldiella: Taken from Goeldi, zoologist in Amazonas river and director of the Museum of Pará (Brazil) in 1904 (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Emil August Goeldi (1859–1917) was a Swiss-Brazilian naturalist and zoologist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Müller & Troschel.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical
South America: Guyana and Amazon River basins.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 28.9 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 36914)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Bockmann, F.A. and G.M. Guazzelli, 2003. Heptapteridae (Heptapterids). p. 406-431. In R.E. Reis, S.O. Kullander and C.J. Ferraris, Jr. (eds.) Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS, Brasil. (Ref. 36914)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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