Pseudohemiodon
apithanos Isbrücker & Nijssen,
1978 |
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Robin Warne
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Allan James (3) Peru
Aquarium Group (1) Daniel
Blom (1) Tobias
Koch (6)
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| Relevant
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Aquarium Care:
Prefers a sand substrate as they like to dig. Diet:
algae wafers, sinking tablet and frozen foods such as bloodworm
and shrimp. Sexing: Mature males will develop
their lower lips to allow them to carry their eggs (abdomino-lip
brooders). The very large eggs are incubated by the male. |
| Common
Name: |
Chameleon Whiptail |
| Synonyms: |
None |
| Family: |
Loricariidae
ycipitidae |
| Distribution: |
Ecuador
: San Miquel River basin, Western Amazon River drainage, Ecuador..
Type locality: Ecuador, Prov. Napo, Río
Conejo, a tributary of Río San Miguel, vicinity of Santa
Cecilia, 0º06'N, 76º51'W, upper Río Amazonas
system. |
| Size:
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30cm.
SL (12ins) |
| Temp: |
24-28°c
(75-83°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. |
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