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Paralithoxus cf. bovallii

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Karsten Schönherr (2)

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This species which is similar to Paralithoxus bovalli is named in the revision (Lujan et al. 2018) as Paralithoxus sp. nov. aff. bovalli. Description: The genera Paralithoxus has been reserected in a new paper (2018) by Lujan et al. Paralithoxus can be diagnosed from other members of Lithoxini by having at most low hemispherical papillae around the oral disc margin (vs. digitate papillae in Exastilithoxus), 14 (rarely 13) branched caudal-fin rays (vs. 12 in Avalithoxus), five branched anal-fin rays (vs. four in Avalithoxus and Lithoxus), seven to nine interdorsal plates (vs. five in Avalithoxus and Lithoxus), and five rows of plates on the caudal peduncle (vs. three in Avalithoxus and Lithoxus). Aquarium Care: Quite a demanding genera which need pure, oxygen rich water. They need plenty of hiding places and the aquarium to be very strongly filtered. Diet: Insectivores that feed in their natural habitat from insect larvae on rocks. Feed Frozen mosquito larvae, brine shrimp and Daphnia. They will also except tablet foods.

Common Name:

None

Synonyms:

None

Family:

Loricariidae

Distribution:

South America: Dalbana Creek, Kabalebo river in Corantijne drainage, Suriname.

Size:

6.0cm. (2½ins)

Temp:

23-27°c (73-81°f)

p.H.

6.0-7.5.

Reference:

Lujan, NK; Armbruster, JW & Lovejoy, NR, 2018 "Multilocus phylogeny, diagnosis and generic revision of the Guiana Shield endemic suckermouth armored catfish tribe Lithoxini (Loricariidae: Hypostominae)" (Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, Vol. 20)
Schönherr, Karsten pers.comm. Jan. 2018.
Seidel, I. 2008. Back to Nature guide to L-catfishes, Ettlingen, Germany 208 p.

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Paralithoxus cf. bovallii
Dalbana Creek, Kabalebo river in Corantijne drainage, Suriname

Paralithoxus cf. bovallii
Head view-Dalbana Creek, Kabalebo river in Corantijne drainage, Suriname

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