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| Scientific Name | Crossoloricaria bahuaja Chang & Castro, 1999 |
| Common Name(s) | None |
| Type Locality | Río Tambopata, 12°47'05 |
| Etymology | (Greek)Krossoi=tassel + (Latin)lorica, loricare=cuirass of corslet of leather (a suit of armour made of leather). |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 164mm (6.5") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | Distinguished from all other species of Crossoloricaria by having more teeth (4-8 premaxillary and 8-11 mandibular teeth); more coalescing plates (17-20); maxillary barbel longer (68-109 % HL), reaching middle or proximal third of pectoral fin; barbels of lower lip more developed (16-27% HL); interorbital width greater (16-21% HL); and first ray of dorsal, pectoral and pelvic fins produced beyond branched fin rays. Furthermore, it is distinguished from C. rhami by these osteological features: tip of first dorsal-fin pterygiophore passes between paired neural spines of 8th centrum and contacts posterior border of transverse process of 7th centrum; pectoral fin reaches anterior half of pelvic fin; pelvic skeleton with ischiac process of basipterygia elongated, longer than in C. rhami; and last pterygiophore of anal fin bears a bifid posterior process, ending at the middle of haemal spine of 18th centrum. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Madre de Dios basin in Peru, Rio Grande in Bolivia and Rio Manuripe in Pando. Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes)  , Madeira, Madre de Dios (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there)Guapay (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) Manuripe (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| Temperature | 27.0-28.0°C or 80.6-82.4°F (Show others within this range) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Feeding | Stomach contents of fish examined in the wild include larvae of aquatic insects, small seeds and debris. |
| Furniture | Occurs in the main river and major tributaries, always over sandy beaches. |
| Breeding | Unreported. Male carries the eggs. |
| Further Information | |
| References | Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwaters v. 10 (no. 1) 83 Figs. 1-2 |
| Registered Keepers | (1) Norman (k: 4), (2) fischkringli. Click on a username above to see all that persons registered catfish species. You can also view all "my cats" data for this species.  Add this species to your "my cats" page. |
| Breeding Reports | None. |
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| Last Update | 2011 Oct 08 13:13 (species record created: 2005 May 20 00:00) |
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