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Acestridium colombiense Retzer, 2005 |
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Mitsuhiro Iwamoto (2) Andreas Zapata (2) |
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Description: Distinguished from its congeners by a unique combination of characters: two unpaired median pre-dorsal plates, body width 10.0-13.0% of post-dorsal fin length, inter-orbital distance between 10.6-13.0% of post-dorsal fin length, inter-orbital distance between 25.0-29.0% of eye-to-dorsal fin length; low number of jaw teeth (12-15 teeth in upper left jaw, 9-13 in lower left jaw), and pre-dorsal fin body pigmentation not formed into distinct lines between longitudinal rows of odontodes. Aquarium Care: Will need a fairly strong current in the aquarium. Not the easiest to care for so really a catfish for the more experienced Loricariid keeper, so would be better in a species tank on their own. Diet: Fine Vegetarian foods especially algae and small meaty foods such as brine shrimp nauplii. They rarely sit on the substrate but on leaf stalks and branches so they are especially difficult to feed. |
Common Name: |
None |
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Acestridium colombiensis |
Family: |
Loricariidae |
Distribution: |
South America: Colombia, Known from Río Inirida, (Orinoco Basin), Guainia State of Colombia. This record is the first for a species of Acestridium in Colombia. |
Size: |
5.0cm. (2ins) |
Temp: |
25-29°c (77-85°f.) |
p.H. |
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6.5-7.2. |
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Froese,
R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2021. FishBase.
World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org,
( 02/2021 ). |
Family: Loricariidae Back to Ident-A-Cat Click on Thumbnails |
 Acestridium
colombiense |
 Acestridium
colombienseHead and dorsal view |
 Acestridium
colombienseDorsal view |
 Acestridium
colombienseHead view |
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