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Hypancistrus sp. (L260)
Image contributors to this species:
Danny Blundell (2) Billy Grant (2) Cyril Ackermann (1) Bill McNulty (1) Yann Fulliquet (2) Ian M. Clift (3) Andrew  Campbell (2)
ScotCat Sources:
Etymology = genus  
Other Sources:
Google Search  All Catfish Species Inventory
 
Relevant Information: There has been (2003) a recently discovered population from Santarém which has broader and brighter yellow bars. 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: Queen Arabesque, L260
Synonyms: None
Family: Loricariidae ycipitidae
Distribution: Brazil: Pará, Rio Tapajós (Santarém-Pimental)
Size: 12cm. (4¾ins)
Temp: 26-30°c (79-87°f.)
p.H. 6.0-7.2.
References: All L-Numbers Datz Special.  www.datze.de 
Seidel, Ingo; Back to Nature guide to L-catfishes 208 p 


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Family:  Loricariidae

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Hypancistrus sp.
(L260)

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