Aphanotorulus
ammophilus Armbruster & Page, 1996 |
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| Danny
Blundell (2) Yann Fulliquet (1) |
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Similar
to the Hypostomus genera but remains smaller with the males
having bristles on the odontodes mainly on the posterier of the
body during spawning time. Mouth with papillae and upper lips have
protrusions. L123 is identical to L094, as the latter was introduced
as a Cochliodon species and given a second L-number.
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| Common
Name: |
L123,
L094, Orinoco Leopard Catfish. |
| Synonyms: |
None |
| Family: |
Loricariidae
ycipitidae |
| Distribution: |
South
America : Tributories of the Rio Orinoco in Venezuela and
Colombia. Type locality: Venezuela, Estado Cojedes,
Río San Carlos, R. Portuguesa drainage at Caño Hondo,
2 km west of Las Vegas on the road from Las Vegas to Campo Allegre
– 9º31'51"N, 68º39'39"W. |
| Size:
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20.0cm.
(8ins) |
| Temp: |
25-29°c
(77-85°f.) |
| p.H. |
6.5-7.5. |
| References: |
All L-Numbers
Datz Special. www.datze.de
Seidel, Ingo; Back to Nature guide to L-catfishes
208 p
Ferraris, C.J. Jr., 2007. Checklist of catfishes,
recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of
siluriform primary types. Zootaxa 1418:1-628. |
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Family:
Loricariidae
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ammophilus
Pair, male to front
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ammophilus
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ammophilus
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