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| Scientific Name | Hemidoras stenopeltis (Kner, 1855) |
| Common Name(s) | Mouse Catfish |
| Synonym(s) | Doras stenopeltis |
| Etymology | Hemidoras: From the Greek hemi, meaning half, and doras, meaning skin (also a word commonly used in forming generic names for doradids); in reference to the similarity to Doras (another doradid genus). |
Species Information | |
| Size | 120mm (4.7") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | The black top mouse catfish is very similar to another mouse catfish, Nemadoras leporhinus, the main visual difference being the latter's clear dorsal fin with a black marking at its base. Aside from that N. leporhinus has longer leading fin rays. Key characters are deep plates, pointed humeral process (vs. rounded in Leptodoras), short pointed snout, plates along back (also along ventral midline before anal fin) and tip of dorsal fin dipped in black. |
Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Rio Amazonas basin common in the area around Iquitos, Peru. Amazon (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| pH | 6.0 - 7.6 |
| Temperature | 22.0-25.5°C or 71.6-77.9°F (Show others within this range) |
Husbandry Information | |
| Feeding | Until acclimatized, the fish appears quite selective and like small foods. Crushed flake or sinking flake-based tablets best for smaller individuals although brineshrimp is taken by species around the 2'' mark. Larger, more settled fish are easier to feed and become very active during feeding. |
| Furniture | Dense vegetation empowers this fish with a much needed sense of confidence in it's surroundings. Caves or dark refuges appear less important. |
| Compatibility | Not aggressive and, as with all Doradids, sociable with its own species. Smaller fish appear to have an innate fear of larger fish and becomes very shy in their presence. |
| Suggested Tankmates | Shoaling tetras and Brochis are ideal. Dwarf cichlids and smaller labyrinth fish (Gouramis etc) are also suitably gentile. Larger, acclimatized fish will do well in a medium to large community set-up. At any size, best kept in shoals to ensure greater boldness and health. |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
Further Information | |
| References | Sitzungsber. Akad. Wiss. Wienv. 17 - pp142 [53] - Pl. 4 (fig. 7) |
| Registered Keepers | (1) inspiritid, (2) sidguppy (k: 3). Click on a username above to see all that persons registered catfish species. You can also view all "my cats" data for this species. |
| Breeding Reports | None. |
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| Last Update | 2008 Oct 19 16:06 (species record created: 2001 Apr 21 00:00) |
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