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 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Acestridium dichromum Retzer, Nico & Provenzano, 1999 |
| Common Name(s) | Green Whiptail |
| Type Locality | Tributaries of mid & upper Rio Orinoco & the Casiquiare drainage of the Rio Amazonas, Venezuela. |
| Pronunciation | die krow mum |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 63mm (2.5") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | Acestridium was diagnosed by Schaefer (1991) based on the following characters: ten principal caudal-fin rays; plates at anterior snout margin forming conspicuous spatulate projection; head and body very slender, depressed; dorsal surface of head and trunk with longitudinal ridges; dorsal fin placed posteriorly, well beyond pelvic fin and just anterior to anal-fin origin; adipose fin absent; dermal plates anterior to first dorsal-fin proximal radial expanded, bearing ventromedial keel contacting the dorsal margin of the neural arches of the vertebrae six through twelve; and ridge of bone on the ventral surface of the lateral ethmoid contacting the metapterygoid channel reflected mesially. This fish is unusual among suckermouths in its spectacular laser green colouration. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Tributaries of mid & upper Rio Orinoco & the Casiquiare drainage of the Rio Amazonas, Venezuela. Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes)  , Negro, Casiquiare (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there)Orinoco , Middle Orinoco (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there)Orinoco , Upper Orinoco (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| Temperature | 23.0-28.0°C or 73.4-82.4°F (Show others within this range) |
| Other Parameters | Requires a strong current. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Feeding | Supplement algae by introducing algae covered rocks. |
| Compatibility | Sensitive and difficult to maintain it fairs best in a species tank. |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Further Information | |
| Registered Keepers | None.  Add this species to your "my cats" page. |
| Breeding Reports | None. |
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| Last Update | 2010 Feb 22 12:41 (species record created: 2002 Jun 05 00:00) |
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