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This species is monotypic. Description: The eyes are small situated on the top of the head and has a disk shaped head. The dorsal and caudal fins possess a long filament to the first ray. Aquarium Care: Not a species for the novice fishkeeper as they are notoriously slow to acclimatize to aquarium conditions. A large spacious tank is recommended with a good filtration system in place. Once they are settled they will appear in the open in the twilight hours. Sand is recommended for the bottom as they do like to dig themselves into the substrate. Diet: Mosquito larvae, tablet and frozen foods. Etymology: The specific name cryptodon: crypto, Latinised from kryptós , secret or hidden; odon, from odoús, tooth, referring to “well-hidden” teeth, concealed in the “gums”.

Spoon Face Whiptail

Pseudohemiodon cryptodon

Loricariidae

South America: Ucayali, Purus, and Mamoré River basins, Upper Amazon drainage. Type locality: Peru: Río Ucayali near Pucallpa.

35.0cm. (14ins)

22-28°c (71-83°f)

6.0-7.2.

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Salvador, G.N. 2023. Planiloricaria cryptodon. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2023.
The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database © Christopher Scharpf.