Hemiloricaria
teffeana (Steindachner, 1879) |
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contributors to this species: |
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Allan James (2) Hans-Georg
Evers (1) |
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| Relevant
information: |
This very nicely marked
species is still listed in Fishbase and the Catalog of Fishes as
Rineloricaria teffeana but the name is currently accepted
in some quarters as Hemiloricaria teffeana.
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and Hemiloricaria as no
longer valid, and the latter again as an independent genus.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
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:
Not an easy species to keep and breed. They are reported when disturbed
that they get very nervous and eat their eggs. Diet: Omnivore.
Vegetable food such as cucumber and other various foods such as
tablet, flake and frozen. |
| Common
Name: |
Tefe
whiptail catfish |
| Synonyms: |
Rineloricaria
teffeana, Loricaria teffeana, Loricaria valenciennesii |
| Family: |
Loricariidae
ycipitidae |
| Distribution: |
Brazil:
Amazon River basin. Type locality: Teffé,
Amazonenstrom, Brazil. |
| Size:
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12cm. (4¾ins) |
| Temp: |
26-30°c
(79-87°f.) |
| p.H. |
6.0-7.0. |
| Reference: |
Evers, H.-G. &
I.Seidel: Mergus, Baensch Catfish Atlas Volume 1, 1st English
edn., 2005. Pp.944. |
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Family: Loricariidae
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