Baryancistrus
niveatus (Castelnau, 1855) |
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| Allan
James (1)
Johnny
Jensen's Photographic Library
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The
Baryancistrus genus are large and high backed. They have
a large suckermouth with a high number of slender and long stemmed
teeth. A small membrane lies behind the last ray of the dorsal fin
which joins the anal fin. Found in shallow fast flowing areas of
water with a stony substrate. Sexual Differences:
Mature males have a broader and longer head and longer pectoral
fin spines. Diet: Vegetarian diet, and will also
eat plants in the aquarium. Prefers higher temperatures.There appears
to be three to four similar looking species of this genus in the
Rio Tocantins but B.niveatus has a dark brown body with
a dense pattern of whitish spots. |
| Common
Name: |
L026,
Snowflake pleco. |
| Synonyms: |
Hypostomus niveatus,
Parancistrus niveatus |
| Family: |
Loricariidae
ycipitidae |
| Distribution: |
South America:
Tocantins, Xingu, Tapajós and Trombetas River basins. Type
locality: du Rio Araguay, de la province de Goyaz, Brazil. |
| Size:
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30.0cm.
(12ins) |
| Temp: |
25-29°c
(77-85°f.) |
| p.H. |
6.0-7.5. |
| Reference: |
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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