 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Hemiloricaria platyura (Müller & Troschel, 1848) |
| Common Name(s) | L042 |
| Synonym(s) | Loricaria platyura, Loricaria submarginatus, Rineloricaria platyura |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 100mm (3.9") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Sexing | Males grow short spines in the top of their heads and pectoral fins. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | L042 was collected from the Mana basin, French Guyana. Guyana Waters, Coastal Rivers of Guyanas, French Guyana Coastal Rivers, Mana (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Feeding | Adaptable omnivores, these fish will eat most foods from cucumber or zucchini slices to frozen bloodworm or dry flake foods. |
| Furniture | The fish should be provided with half-pipe type refuges which also often be used as spawning sites. |
| Compatibility | Peaceful and not territorial. |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Further Information | |
| Registered Keepers | None.  Add this species to your "my cats" page. |
| Breeding Reports | None. |
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| Last Update | 2010 Jun 21 00:56 (species record created: 2004 Jun 28 00:00) |
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