Allan James (1) Jonas
Hansel (4) Vedran
Cuncic (1) Yann Fulliquet (1)
ScotCat
Sources:
Other
Sources:
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:
L316
Synonyms:
None
Family:
Loricariidae
ycipitidae
Distribution:
Brazil:
Pará, Rio Jari.
Size:
12cm. (4¾ins)
Temp:
25-29°c
(77-85°f.)
p.H.
6.0-7.5.
Reference:
Seidel, Ingo;
Back to Nature guide to L-catfishes 208 p
