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Cteniloricaria platystoma (Günther, 1868) |
Image contributors to this species: |
Karsten Schönherr (1) Whit Bronaugh (3) |
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Description: Similar to the Hartia genera but the latter are heavier bodied looking and more flattened. The belly is also near naked in Hartia wheras in the Cteniloricaria species they are covered in bony plates. Aquarium Care: Similar in their requirements as to the Hartia genera in that they are not the easiest species to keep as they will need clean, oxygen rich water and a strong current. Diet: Dry foods, algae wafers, Spirulina and normal tablet foods. Frozen foods, Artemia nauplii, glass worms and Daphnia. Etymology: The specific name platystoma: Wide-mouthed, from platýs, wide or broad, and stóma, mouth its “mouth broad,” according to Günther. |
Common Name: |
None |
Synonyms: |
Loricaria platystoma |
Family: |
Loricariidae |
Distribution: |
South America: Coastal Rivers of the Guyanas and Suriname. |
Size: |
20.0cm. (8ins) |
Temp: |
25-30°c (77-87°f.) |
p.H. |
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6.0-7.0. |
IUCN Red List |
Cteniloricaria platystoma is widely distributed in almost all Atlantic coastal drainages of Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana, from Essequibo basin in Guyana to Sinnamary basin in French Guiana, and in Paru de Oeste River in the border of Suriname and Brazil. The extent of occurrence (EOO) is estimated at 380,314 km2, and the area of occupancy (AOO) at 58,536 km2. There are some impacts in the distribution area related to the Petit-Saut and Brokopondo dams in Suriname and French Guiana, and also impacts at some level in localities recorded from Cuyuni River basin and in French Guiana related to gold mining activities. Urban centres in coastal regions of the Guiana Shield may also be a threat. However, not much is known about the population and how these impacts affect the species. Nevertheless, the species is widely distributed and the threats are not predicted to be severe enough to threaten the persistence of the species in perpetuity. Thus, Cteniloricaria platystoma is assessed as Least Concern (LC), (IUCN 2022). |
Reference: |
Covain, R., S. Fisch-Muller,
J.I. Montoya-Burgos, J.H. Mol, P.-Y. Le Bail and S.
Day, 2012. The Harttiini (Siluriformes, Loricariidae)
from the Guianas: a multi-table approach to assess
their diversity, evolution, and distribution. Cybium
36(1):115-161. |
Family: Loricariidae Back to Ident-A-Cat Click on Thumbnails |
 Cteniloricaria
platystoma |
 Cteniloricaria
platystomaFrom the Cuyuni River, Guyana |
 Cteniloricaria
platystomaDorsal view - From the Cuyuni River, Guyana |
 Cteniloricaria
platystomaVentral view - From the Cuyuni River, Guyana |
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