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Hypancistrus sp. (L333)
Image contributors to this species:
Allan James (1) Chris Ralph (2) Andrew Campbell (1) Johnny Jensen's Photographic Library (5)
ScotCat Sources:
Etymology = genus 
Other Sources:
Google Search  All Catfish Species Inventory
 
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. A variable looking species where the body lines can either be thin or thicker on different individuals. Similar to L066 but more yellowish in body colouration, less elongate and higher in the body form. Breeding: Has been bred successfully in the hobby. Will lay 20 to 30 large eggs. Leaving their cave the youngsters can be around the 1.5cm.(¾ins) length. Diet: Omnivores, fry can be raised on brine shrimp nauplii and tablet foods. Adults can also be fed frozen foods such as brine shrimp, mosquito larvae and mussels as well as tablet foods.
Common Name: Goldline Tiger Pleco, L333
Synonyms: None
Family: Loricariidae ycipitidae
Distribution: Brazil, Pará, Rio Xingu at Porto deMoz
Size: 15cm. (6ins)
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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Hypancistrus sp. (L333)

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