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| Scientific Name | Scoloplax dolicholophia Schaefer, Weitzman & Britski, 1989 |
| Common Name(s) | None |
| Type Locality | Trib.of Rio Tarumãzinho approximately 45 km north of Manaus, Brazil, 2°42'S, 60°03'W. |
| Pronunciation | SKOW low plax |
| Etymology | Scoloplax: From the Greek skolos, meaning thorn and plax, meaning plate; in reference to the moveable dermal bone on top of snout (rostral plate) that is studded with large integumentary teeth. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 16mm (0.6") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | The worlds smallest known catfish. |
| Sexing | The males only grow up to 15 mm TL, the females can grow a little bit bigger and become clearly thicker. |
| General Remarks | Within the aquarium trade, this group of fishes has been almost totally unknown. Perhaps single specimens are sometimes imported together with other fishes (for example cardinal tetras). The tiny adult size and secretive nature of these fishes are to blame for their relative obscurity. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Negro River drainage. Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes)  , Negro (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Feeding | The best way to feed these fish is with small live food such as Cyclops or Artemia. |
| Furniture | In their wild habitat you can most often find these dwarfs between fallen leaves that accumulate on along the river banks. Sometimes, for example after rainfall, you can find these fishes in free water. |
| Compatibility | Their way of life is similar to that of the banjo catfishes, must be kept with timid small fishes. The smaller, blackwater pencilfishes and hatchetfishes would be ideal tankmates. |
| Breeding | Not reported. |
| Further Information | |
| References | Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila.v. 141 - pp196 - Figs. 9-11 Schaefer, S. A., Weitzman, S. H. and and H. A. Britski 1989. Review of the neotropical catfish genus *Scoloplax* (Pisces: Loricarioidea: Scoloplacidae) with comments on reductive characters in phylogenetic analysis. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila. 181-211 |
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| Breeding Reports | None. |
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| Last Update | 2005 Jul 10 00:00 (species record created: 2005 Jul 10 00:00) |
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