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Lasiancistrus ruitoquensis Eigenmann, 1912 |
Image contributors to this species: |
Nathan Lujan (3) Andrés Camilo Montes-Correa (1) Javier David Quiroga Nova (1) |
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Relevant Information: |
Aquarium Care: Relatively easy to keep but large males may tend to be territorial. Sexual Differences: Males have longer pectoral fins and have a heavier growth of odontodes behind the gill covers and on the edges of the snout. Diet: Herbivore: vegetarian food, tablets and pellets, insect larvae, zooplankton and soft wood. Etymology: The specific name ruitoquensis is a tribute from the author, with love to his homeland, Floridablanca. "Pedacito de Cielo", (Sandander department), in its 208 years of foundation, typical locality of this species, where the author first captured it in 1955. |
Common Name: |
None |
Synonyms: |
Hemiancistrus mayoloi, Ancistrus planiceps, Lasiancistrus volcanensis |
Family: |
Loricariidae |
Distribution: |
South America: Magdalena, Atrato, San Juan, Cauca, Tuyra, and Bayano River basin, Colombia and Panama. Type locality: Cartago; the Cauca, Colombia. |
Size: |
23.5cm. (9¼ins) |
Temp: |
25-29°c (77-85°f.) |
p.H. |
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6.0-7.5. |
Reference: |
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Carlos A. Ardila Rodríguez, Lasiancistrus ruitoquensis sp. nov., Una nav a especies de Choque Bigotudo, (Siluriformes: Loricariidae), Del Municipio d Floridablanca, Departamento de Santander - Columbia. Peces del Departamento de Santander - Colombia. No. 110. November 7th 2025. Barranquilla, Colombia. |
Family: Loricariidae Back to Ident-A-Cat Click on Thumbnails |
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caucanusFemale |
 Lasiancistrus
caucanusFemale-dorsal view |
 Lasiancistrus
caucanusFemale-ventral view |
 Lasiancistrus
caucanusTucurinca, Zona Bananera, Magdalena, Colombia |
 Lasiancistrus
caucanusDorsal view-El Carmen de Chucurí, Santander, Colombia |
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