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| Scientific Name | Pseudohemiodon laticeps (Regan, 1904) |
| Common Name(s) | Giant Whiptail Catfish |
| Type Locality | Paraguay. |
| Pronunciation | seu doh hem ee oh don - lat ee seps |
| Etymology | Greek, pseudes = false + Greek, hemi = half + Greek, odous = teeth |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 300mm (11.8") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | The most commonly available spade catfish. |
| Sexing | Unknown. Being a lip-brooder, differences in the formation of the suckermouth fringes may be observed. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Uruguay, Paraná and Paraguay River basins. La Plata  , Paraná , Paraguay (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there)La Plata , Paraná (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there)La Plata , Uruguay (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| pH | 6.5 - 7.0 |
| Temperature | 22.0-28.0°C or 71.6-82.4°F (Show others within this range) |
| Other Parameters | Requires fastidiously maintained water quality. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Feeding | Algae wafers, sinking tablets, frozen bloodworm and frozen brineshrimp are all sought out. |
| Furniture | Large open expanses of sand are required, at least the length of the fish squared. Floating plants will help the fish settle but are not mandatory. Rooted plants will not stay that way for long however. |
| Compatibility | Peaceful and not territorial even among it's own kind. |
| Suggested Tankmates | Any non-bottom dwellers, this species needs its substrate. Larger established spade catfish will live happily in a South or Central American cichlid set-up. |
| Breeding | Has been spawned by German aquarists; no details currently available other than the species is a lip-brooder. |
| Further Information | |
| References | Trans. Zool. Soc. Lond.v. 17 (pt 3, no. 1) - pp295 - Pl. 20 (fig. 1) |
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| Breeding Reports | None. |
| More Resources |
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| Last Update | 2006 Dec 07 02:36 (species record created: 2001 Apr 29 00:00) |
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