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Spatuloricaria gymnogaster (Eigenmann & Vance, 1912)

Image contributors to this species:

Erlend D Bertelsen (1) Ospina Pabon/Juan Guillermo (1)

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Relevant Information:

Aquarium Care: The Spatuloricria genera all grow to a considerable length and are not the easiest Loricaria species to keep in the home aquarium. Good water quality and a spacious tank are a must and also the water needs to be well oxygenated. Sexual Differences: Adult males can possess impressive odontodes to the cheek area when in breeding condition. Diet: A mixed diet, foods that will find their way to the substrate including vegetables such as lettuce, cucumber and cauliflower. Etymology: The specific name gymnogaster: gymnós (Gr), bare or naked; gast?r (Gr.), belly or stomach, referring to plateless belly in juveniles, and naked belly in adults except for a “few granules on the sides and in front of the anus, and sometimes on the breast”. Remarks: This species is listed as Least Concern because it it has a wide distribution and there are no apparent major threats affecting its population (IUCN 2016).

Common Name:

None

Synonyms:

Loricaria gymnogaster

Family:

Loricariidae

Distribution:

Colombia: Upper Magdalena River basin. Type locality: Apulo, Colombia.

Size:

25.0cm. (10ins)

Temp:

24-28°c (75-83°f)

p.H.

6.0-7.5.

Reference:

Evers, H.-G. & I.Seidel: Mergus, Baensch Catfish Atlas Volume 1, 1st English edn., 2005. Pp.944.
Ferraris, C.J. Jr., 2003. Loricariidae - Loricariinae (Armored catfishes). p. 330-350. In R.E. Reis, S.O. Kullander and C.J. Ferraris, Jr. (eds.) Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. Porto Alegre EDIPUCRS, Brasil.
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2015. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org, ( 04/2015 ).
Sanchez-Duarte, P. 2016. Spatuloricaria gymnogaster. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016.
The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database © Christopher Scharpf.

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Spatuloricaria gymnogaster
Rio Magdalena near Neiva, Colombia

Spatuloricaria gymnogaster
Sonsón, Antioquia, Colombia

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