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Rineloricaria teffeana (Steindachner 1879)

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Allan James (2) Hans-Georg Evers (1) Mitsuhiro Iwamoto (2)

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Relevant Information:

Aquarium Care: Not an easy species to keep and breed. They are reported when disturbed that they get very nervous and eat their eggs. Diet: Omnivore. Vegetable food such as cucumber and other various foods such as tablet, flake and frozen.

Common Name:

Tefe whiptail catfish

Synonyms:

Hemiloricaria teffeana, Loricaria teffeana, Loricaria valenciennesii

Family:

Loricariidae

Distribution:

South America: Brazil, Amazon River basin. Type locality: Teffé, Amazonenstrom, Brazil.

Size:

12cm. (4¾ins)

Temp:

26-30°c (79-87°f.)

p.H.

6.0-7.0.

Reference:

Evers, H.-G. & I.Seidel: Mergus, Baensch Catfish Atlas Volume 1, 1st English edn., 2005. Pp.944.

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Rineloricaria teffeana

Rineloricaria teffeana

Rineloricaria teffeana
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