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Metaloricaria nijsseni (Boeseman,
1976) |
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Image
contributors to this species: |
Karsten
Schönherr (3) Flair Wang (1)
Raphael Covain (1) |
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Relevant Information: |
Similar to the Rineloricaria
and Pseudoloricaria genera's. The genus Metaloricaria
have a very wide lower lip. There are only
two species in this genera the other one being M. paucidens
from the Morani and Oyapock rivers in French Guiana.
Aquarium Care: Not kept very often but would be similar
in their requirements as to the Hartia genera in that
they are not the easiest species to keep as they will need clean,
oxygen rich water, a large tank and a strong current. Diet:
Dry foods, algae wafers, Spirulina and normal tablet foods.
Frozen foods, Artemia nauplii, glass worms and Daphnia. |
Common
Name: |
None |
Synonyms: |
Harttia nijsseni |
Family: |
Loricariidae
ycipitidae |
Distribution: |
South America:
Suriname, Saramacca, Nickerie, and Corantijn River basins. Type
locality: Sipaliwini River, southwestern Surinam |
Size:
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29.5cm. (11½ins) |
Temp: |
25-30°c
(77-87°f.) |
p.H. |
6.0-7.0. |
Reference: |
http://www.l-welse.com/reviewpost/showproduct.php/product/2089/cat147
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2015.FishBase.
World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org, (01/2016)
Ferraris, C.J. Jr., 2007. Checklist of catfishes,
recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue
of siluriform primary types. Zootaxa 1418:1-628. |
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