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| Scientific Name | Hypancistrus debilittera Armbruster, Lujan & Taphorn, 2007 |
| Common Name(s) | L129 |
| Type Locality | Pasaganado, 38 kilometers north of San Fernando de Atabapo, 4°23'04''N, 67°46'28''W, Río Orinoco, Amazonas, Venezuela |
| Pronunciation | hype an siss truss |
| Etymology | A contraction of the Greek hypo (meaning less than) and ancistrus, an allusion to the reduced number of teeth (particularly in the lower jaw) found in this genus. A combination of the Latin debilis meaning weak and littera meaning letter, in reference to the weak or absent E on the snout. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 70mm (2.8") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | Dark brown base coloration with fine yellowish stripe. Rather large eyes compared with the body length (like Hypancistrus inspector. A small mouth with typical Hypancistrus dentition. |
| Sexing | Typical of the genus; males have longer pectoral and interopercular odontodes, they also have plate odontodes on the body. Females are rounder in the ventral region. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Rio Bita, tributary of the Rio Orinoco, up of Puerto Careño, Colombia Orinoco  , Middle Orinoco, Bita (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| pH | 6.4 - 7.6 |
| Temperature | 24.0-28.0°C or 75.2-82.4°F (Show others within this range) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Feeding | Omnivore. They still seem to prefer meaty foods such as blood worms, gammarus or brine shrimps. Commercially prepared food such as Spirulina tabs are also eaten. |
| Furniture | Fine sand, driftwood, slate and/or bamboo caves. Plants can be kept without fear of damage from this species. |
| Compatibility | Its small size makes it a good citizen for small tanks. Males are more territorial than females and are territorial toward conspecifics and other Loricariidae of about the same size. |
| Breeding | Females lay about 20 eggs of about 3mm in diameter in a cave. Brood guarded by the male in the cave. Raising of the young is unproblematic if a good hygiene is provided. |
| Further Information | |
| References | Ann. Wien. Mus. Naturges.v. 1 (no. 1) - pp25 Copeia 2007(1) 62-79 |
| Registered Keepers | (1) Ak Viking (k: 12), (2) Cory-Diddi, (3) Kristofer, (4) funkyj1313, (5) amergim, (6) alga (k: 3), (7) CatBrat, (8) mzavori, (9) steady, (10) smithrc, (11) gimmeplec5 (k: 4), (12) johnny70, (13) yogi69 (k: 12), (14) YSR50, (15) henryrus, (16) Colin_BC, (17) Kay1986, (18) glenny, who also notes: "A beautiful little catfish!", (19) gage, (20) gemjunkie, (21) BooUrns! (k: 5), (22) helshøj, (23) Scubaguy, who also notes: "Wild caught.
L129 Columbian Zebra Pleco", (24) kerryteatsjr (k: 7), (25) Didgeridoo (k: 5), who also notes: "Mine eat a variety of foods including frozen bloodworms, Omega One shrimp pellets, and frozen brine shrimp. I also add Omega One spirulina discs, and live whiteworms.", (26) drgold (k: 10), (27) Julie, (28) Leucosticta, (29) Lique, (30) ladyfish (p: 2, k: 4), who also notes: "wild caught", (31) nvcichlids (k: 25), (32) Shawnc (p: 2, k: 3), (33) nashnut (k: 15), (34) gem400 (k: 6), (35) myfish, (36) Sanplec, (37) allim (p: 2), (38) AleGer, (39) francistrus, (40) Hitch, (41) drpleco (k: 5), (42) 2wheelsx2 (k: 3), (43) upc239 (p: 2, k: 5), who also notes: "Bought at Nature Pet Store", (44) Stone, (45) djtonyel (k: 22), (46) aquadominus, (47) Derzel, (48) electrophyste, (49) theviper06, who also notes: "CoCo", (50) PlecoCrazy (k: 3), (51) Raina, (52) plecomanpat (p: 2, k: 2), (53) hankinswood, (54) jp11biod, (55) Elwood (k: 2), (56) ltaylor88, (57) Travis_Conklin, (58) geminiluna (k: 5), (59) Zulan, (60) keen-eyed (k: 2), (61) cdc069, (62) donpetty, (63) nnpnnp, (64) PseudaSmart (k: 53), (65) adcc (k: 2), (66) tiffanyjayne, (67) galactuz, (68) sendthis, (69) baspen (p: 2), (70) Apostolis, (71) jessonthenet, (72) fahaka, (73) a-401, (74) GregK, (75) KennethS, (76) chriscarnivorous, (77) tamara (k: 2). 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 | (1) PseudaSmart (b: 49), (2) Elwood (b: 28). |
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| Last Update | 2009 Jul 19 07:53 (species record created: 2001 May 05 00:00) |
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