Habitat:
Occurs in the main river and major tributaries, always
over sandy beaches. Reproduction:
These taxa are abdomino-lip brooders. Eggs are laid
in a single layered mass, and are attached to the
surface of the lower lip and abdomen of the male.
Aquarium Care: Likes to bury itself in a
deep sandy bottom substrate with only the eyes being
visible so you would need to provide this for aquarium
maintenance. A good water current and partial water
changes are needed to keep this species/genera in
good condition. As this genera is smaller than the
other larger lip brooders of the Pseudohemiodon
genus, Rhadinoloricariawould
be a better bet for aquarium husbandry. Diet:
Feed with tablet foods, frozen mosquito larvae, daphnia
etc.
Common
Name:
Dragon Loricarid
Synonyms:
None
Family:
Loricariidae
Distribution:
Colombia:
Rio Caqueta.
Size:
15.0cm. (6ins) T.L.
Temp:
22-30°c (71-87°f.)
p.H.
6.0-7.0.
Reference:
Covain, R., S. Fisch-Muller,
C. Oliveira, J. H. A. Mol, J. I. Montoya-Burgos and
S. Dray 2015 (29 Oct.) Molecular phylogeny
of the highly diversified catfish subfamily Loricariinae
(Siluriformes, Loricariidae) reveals incongruences
with morphological classification. Molecular Phylogenetics
and Evolution v. 94 (Pt. B): 492-517 [1-26].
Evers, H.-G. & I.Seidel: Mergus, Baensch
Catfish Atlas Volume 1, 1st English edn., 2005. Pp.944. www.loricariidae.info
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