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Metaloricaria nijsseni (Boeseman, 1976)

 

Image contributors to this species:

Karsten Schönherr (3) Flair Wang (1) Raphael Covain (1)

ScotCat Sources:

Etymology = Genus  Etymology = Species

Other Sources:

Search  Factsheet  Wikipedia  Catalog of Fishes  Global Biodiversity Information Facility  FishNet2  iNaturalist

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

Distribution:

South America: Suriname, Saramacca, Nickerie, and Corantijn River basins. Type locality: Sipaliwini River, southwestern Surinam.

Size:

29.5cm. (11½ins)

Temp:

25-30°c (77-87°f.)

p.H.

6.0-7.0.

Reference:

Ferraris, C.J. Jr., 2007. Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types. Zootaxa 1418:1-628.
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2015. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org, (01/2016).
www.l-welse.com



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