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| Scientific Name | Hemipsilichthys calmoni (Steindachner, 1907) |
| Common Name(s) | None |
| Type Locality | Rio Cubatao in Santa Catharina at Theresopolis, Brazil. |
| Synonym(s) | Psilichthys cameroni |
| Etymology | Greek, hemi = half + Greek, psilos = hairless + Greek, ichtys = fish. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 150mm (5.9") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | Pectoral fin overlapping half the length of pelvic fin; absence of a skin flap on dorsal margin of the pectoral-fin spine; nuptial males with pectoral-fin spines thick, straight and richly ornamented with short hypertrophied odontodes. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: drainages of the Cubataõ, Tubarao and Ararangua rivers; all coastal streams of Santa Catarina, Brazil. Santa Catarina State Rivers, Cubataõ (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) Santa Catarina State Rivers, Tubarao (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) Santa Catarina State Rivers, Ararangua (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Further Information | |
| References | Anz. Akad. Wiss. Wienv. 44 (no. 6) - pp82 |
| Registered Keepers | None.  Add this species to your "my cats" page. |
| Breeding Reports | None. |
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| Last Update | 2006 Aug 13 10:42 (species record created: 2006 Dec 24 06:37) |
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