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Hemiodontichthys acipenserinus  (Kner, 1853)
 Image contributors to this species:
 Robin Warne (1) Peru Aquarium Group (1) 
 ScotCat Sources:
 Etymology = Genus 
 Other Sources:
 Fishbase  Google   ACSI
 
 Common Name:  Knob nosed Whiptail Catfish
 Synonyms:  Hemiodon acipenserinus
 Family:  Loricariidae ycipitidae
 Distribution:  Bolivia, Brazil, Fr Guiana, Guyana, Peru: Amazon, Essequibo, Oyapock, and  Paraguay River  basins.
 Size:  13.5cm. (5¼ins)
 Temp:  24-28°c (75-83°f.)
 p.H.  6.0-7.0.


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Family:  Loricariidae

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