Hypancistrus
inspector Armbruster, 2002 |
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Danny Blundell
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Robin Warne
(2) Yann Fulliquet
(6) Melaine Riddell (2) |
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| Relevant
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Now known
as the true Hypancistrus inspector. Shown in Aqualog and
Datz as L 201 but this L-number has now been named by Armbruster,
Lujan & Taphorn in 2007 as Hypancistrus contradens
along with three other species, H. debilittera, (L129)
H. furunculus (L199) and H. lunaorum (L
339). Can be confused with H. lunaorum and H. contradens
but known for its unusually large eyes. Similar to the
Panaque/Panaqolus and Peckoltia genera but have fewer
and larger teeth in the lower and upper jaw. There can be differences
in the colour and size of the spotted pattern in this species.
Sexual differences: Males posses a broader and
longer head and odontodes on the posterior part of the body, behind
the gill covers and on the pectoral fin spines. The latter two are
a lot shorter in the females. Diet:
Omnivores, juveniles are keen on vegetable foods whereas adults
are less so. Frozen foods such as brine shrimp, mosquito larvae
and mussels as well as tablet foods |
| Common
Name: |
Snowball Peckoltia,
L102 |
| Synonyms: |
None |
| Family: |
Loricariidae
ycipitidae |
| Distribution: |
Brazil:
Amazonas, Rio Casiquiare, upper Rio Negro drainage, Venezuela. |
| Size:
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18cm. (7ins) |
| Temp: |
23-29°c
(73-85°f.) |
| p.H. |
6.0-7.2. |
| Reference: |
Armbruster, J.W.,
N.K. Lujan and D.C. Taphorn, 2007 Four new Hypancistrus
(Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from Amazonas, Veneuzela. Copeia (1):62-79.
Seidel, Ingo; Back to Nature
guide to L-catfishes 208 p |
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