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Pseudohemiodon apithanos Isbrücker & Nijssen, 1978

Image contributors to this species:

Robin Warne (2) Allan James (3) Peru Aquarium Group (1) Daniel Blom (1) Tobias Koch (6) Haakon Haagensen (1)

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Aquarium Care: Prefers a sand substrate as they like to dig. Sexual Differences: 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. Diet: algae wafers, sinking tablet and frozen foods such as bloodworm and shrimp. Etymology: The specific name apithanos: apíthanos, incredible, referring to variability in colour pattern, unique among its numerous subfamilial relatives.

Common Name:

Chameleon Whiptail

Synonyms:

None

Family:

Loricariidae

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:

30.0cm. (12ins)

Temp:

24-28°c (75-83°f)

p.H.

6.0-7.0.

IUCN Red List

This species is listed as Least Concern because of its wide distribution, although its high demand for ornamental use may affect its population in the future but needs updating (IUCN 2016).

Reference:

Ferraris, C.J. Jr., 2007. Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types. Zootaxa 1418:1-628.
Ortega Torres, H., Chuctaya, J., Espino Ciudad, J., Valenzuela Mendoza, L., Chocano, L. & Velasquez, M. 2016. Pseudohemiodon apithanos. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016.
The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database © Christopher Scharpf.

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Pseudohemiodon apithanos
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Pseudohemiodon apithanos

Pseudohemiodon apithanos
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Pseudohemiodon apithanos
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Pseudohemiodon apithanos

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