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Hemiancistrus fuliginosus Cardoso & Malabarba, 1999 |
Image contributors to this species: |
Ribeiro MO et al (1) |
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Relevant Information: |
Aquarium Care: Good aquarium habitants for a medium to large tank and you can also house more than one species. They like water movement in the aquarium. Diet: Mainly a vegetarian diet but can also be fed tablet foods and frozen and live foods such as mosquito larvae, brine shrimp and shrimps. Etymology: The specific name fuliginosus: Latin for painted black or sooty, referring to greyish-black colouration with no distinctive markings. Remarks: Despite the little information available on this species, it has a wide range and no apparent threats. Therefore, it is assessed as Least Concern (IUCN 2020). |
Common Name: |
None |
Synonyms: |
None |
Family: |
Loricariidae |
Distribution: |
South America: Upper and middle Uruguay River basin, Paraná River basin: Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay. |
Size: |
16.0cm. (6½ins) |
Temp: |
25-29°c (77-85°f.) |
p.H. |
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6.0-7.2. |
Reference: |
Fisch-Muller, S., 2003.
Loricariidae-Ancistrinae (Armored catfishes). p. 373-400.
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. |
Family: Loricariidae Back to Ident-A-Cat Click on Thumbnails |
 Hemiancistrus
fuliginosusFragosus River, Brazil |
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