Hypancistrus
sp. (L174) |
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| Image
contributors to this species: |
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Robin Warne
(1) Andrew Campbell
(1) Johnny
Jensen's Photographic Library
(2) |
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ScotCat Sources: |
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| Relevant
Information: |
Similar
to the Panaque/Panaqolus and Peckoltia genera
but have fewer and larger teeth in the lower and upper jaw.
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: |
L174 |
| Synonyms: |
None |
| Family: |
Loricariidae
ycipitidae |
| Distribution: |
Brazil:
Pará, Rio Xingu (Altamira-Belo Monte) |
| Size:
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8cm. (3¼ins) |
| Temp: |
26-30°c
(79-87°f.) |
| p.H. |
6.0-7.2. |
| Reference: |
Seidel, Ingo;
Back to Nature guide to L-catfishes 208 p |
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Family: Loricariidae
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