 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Isbrueckerichthys saxicola Jerep, Shibatta, Pereira, & Oyakawa, 2006 |
| Common Name(s) | None |
| Type Locality | Brazil: Parana State; Londrina; Rio Tabagi basin, ribeirao Jacutinga (23 14' 30''S 51 13' 05''W) |
| Etymology | Saxicola, a Latin adjective, means living among the rocks, in allusion to the habitat where they are found (under the rocks in the bottom of the rivers). |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 88mm (3.5") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Other Parameters | From the original description the stream bottom where this species was encountered was rocky, with small to medium-sized rocks, loose stones and gravel; sometimes with sand and mud on the small pools bottom. The water was clear to turbid and moderate to strong flowing. The fishes are usually found on the bottom among rocks and stones. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Compatibility | The original description notes that the following species occur syntopically with Isbrueckerichthys saxicola: Apareiodon ibitiensis; Astyanax altiparanae; Astyanax eigenmanniorum; Bryconamericus iheringii; Characidium gomesi; Hisonotus depressicauda; Hypostomus ancistroides, Hypostomus nigromaculatus, Hypostomus regani, Imparfinis schubarti; Oreochromis niloticus, Poecilia reticulata and Rhamdia quelen. |
| Further Information | |
| Registered Keepers | None.  Add this species to your "my cats" page. |
| Breeding Reports | None. |
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| Last Update | 2011 Sep 22 13:07 (species record created: 2011 Sep 21 08:58) |
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