Hypancistrus
sp. (L340) |
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contributors to this species: |
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Yann Fulliquet (13) Andrew
Campbell (1) |
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ScotCat Sources: |
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| Relevant
Information: |
Similar to L129.
Individual specimens can vary in colour and intensity especially
in the orange spectrum. 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: |
L340,
LDA19, Mega Clown Pleco |
| Synonyms: |
None |
| Family: |
Loricariidae
ycipitidae |
| Distribution: |
South America:
Rio Tomo, Colombia |
| Size:
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10cm. (4ins) |
| Temp: |
25-29°c
(77-85°f.) |
| p.H. |
6.0-7.2. |
| Reference: |
Seidel, Ingo;
Back to Nature guide to L-catfishes 208 p |
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