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Rineloricaria teffeana (Steindachner 1879) |
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Allan James (2) Hans-Georg Evers (1) Mitsuhiro Iwamoto (2) Kiruya Momochi (3) |
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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. Etymology: The genus name meaning rine-rasp, referring to sharp bristles on sides of snout (of males); Loricaria, genus in which type species, R. lima, had originally been described. The specific name of teffeana meaning, –ana, belonging to: Amazon River near Teffé (now spelled Tefé), Amazonas State, Brazil, the type locality. |
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: |
12.0cm. (4¾ins) |
Temp: |
26-30°c (79-87°f.) |
p.H. |
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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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