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Spatuloricaria caquetae (Fowler, 1943)

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Mitsuhiro Iwamoto (3) Erlend D Bertelsen (1) Andreas Zapata (3)

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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. 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 caquetae: Of Caquetá, Colombia, where type locality (Río Orteguasa) is situated.

Common Name:

None

Synonyms:

Loricaria caquetae

Family:

Loricariidae

Distribution:

Colombia: Orteguasa River basin. Type locality: Florencia, Rio Orteguasa, Colombia.

Size:

37.0cm. (14¾ins)

Temp:

22-26°c (71-77°f)

p.H.

6.5-7.5.

IUCN Red List

This species is known only from the type locality and there are no data on population size and trends and the threats that may be affecting it. Therefore, it is listed as Data Deficient, but it does need to be updated (IUCN 2016).

Reference:

Baensch, H.A. and R. Riehl, 1995. Aquarien Atlas. Band 4. Mergus Verlag GmbH, Verlag für Natur-und Heimtierkunde, Melle, Germany. 864 p.
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, ( 11/2018 ).
Sanchez-Duarte, P. 2016. Spatuloricaria caquetae. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016.

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Spatuloricaria caquetae
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Spatuloricaria caquetae
Head view

Spatuloricaria caquetae
Caudal fin view

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