Hemiloricaria
fallax (Steindachner, 1915) |
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contributors to this species: |
| Daniel
Blom (4) Johnny
Jensen's Photographic Library
(1) |
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| Relevant
Information: |
This species is still listed
in Fishbase and the Catalog of Fishes as Rineloricaria fallax
but the name is currently accepted in some quarters as Hemiloricaria
fallax. Issbrücker (Issbrücker in Issbrücker
et al, 2001) declared the synonymity of Rineloricaria
and Hemiloricaria as no
longer valid, and the latter again as an independent genus. The
differences between the two genera are based on the positions of
the males bristles and the top caudal filament on adult Hemiloricaria
which is absent on Rinelolricaria. Aquarium Care:
An easy species to keep with no excessive demands on water parameters.
Breeding: Lays up to 200 green eggs. The male may
be nervous if disturbed but rearing the fry separately poses no
problems. Diet:
Omnivore.
Vegetable food such as cucumber and other various foods such as
tablet, flake and frozen.
Remarks:
Identification
can be made with the position of the dark spot on the head just
anterior to the insertion of the dorsal fin. H.formosa
also has this spot but it is situated further away from the dorsal
fin nearer the head region. Black pores can also be seen on the
head and anterior body of both species. More
information on this species can be found in the Catfish Atlas Volume
1 as referenced. |
| Common
Name: |
None |
| Synonyms: |
Rineloricaria
fallax, Loricaria fallax, Loricariichthys fallax. |
| Family: |
Loricariidae
ycipitidae |
| Distribution: |
South
America : Upper Rupununi and Branco River basins.
Type Locality: Rio Rupununi, dem Rio Parimé dei
Serra do Banco, aus einem Igarapé bei Capivari, dem Rio Branco
bei Bem Querer und Conçeicão, einem Flusse bei Magauarý
an der Braganzabahn bei Pará. |
| Size:
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20cm. (8ins) |
| Temp: |
25-29°c
(77-87°f.) |
| p.H. |
6.0-7.5. |
| Reference: |
Evers, H.-G. &
I.Seidel: Mergus, Baensch Catfish Atlas Volume 1, 1st English
edn., 2005. Pp.944.
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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