Pseudohemiodon laticeps • Loricariidae • Cat-eLog

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Scientific Name	**Pseudohemiodon laticeps** (Regan, 1904)
Common Name(s)	Giant Whiptail Catfish
Type Locality	Paraguay.
Pronunciation	seu doh hem ee oh don - lat ee seps
Etymology	Greek, pseudes = false + Greek, hemi = half + Greek, odous = teeth
Species Information
Size	300mm (11.8") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification	The most commonly available spade catfish.
Sexing	Unknown. Being a lip-brooder, differences in the formation of the suckermouth fringes may be observed.
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: Uruguay, Paraná and Paraguay River basins. La Plata, Paraná, Paraguay (click on these areas to find other species found there) La Plata, Paraná (click on these areas to find other species found there) La Plata, Uruguay (click on these areas to find other species found there) (Click the map-icon to show/hide map of species distribution)
pH	6.5 - 7.0
Temperature	22.0-28.0°C or 71.6-82.4°F (Show others within this range)
Other Parameters	Requires fastidiously maintained water quality.
Husbandry Information
Feeding	Algae wafers, sinking tablets, frozen bloodworm and frozen brineshrimp are all sought out.
Furniture	Large open expanses of sand are required, at least the length of the fish squared. Floating plants will help the fish settle but are not mandatory. Rooted plants will not stay that way for long however.
Compatibility	Peaceful and not territorial even among it's own kind.
Suggested Tankmates	Any non-bottom dwellers, this species needs its substrate. Larger established spade catfish will live happily in a South or Central American cichlid set-up.
Breeding	Has been spawned by German aquarists; no details currently available other than the species is a lip-brooder.
Further Information
References	Trans. Zool. Soc. Lond.v. 17 (pt 3, no. 1) - pp295 - Pl. 20 (fig. 1)
Registered Keepers	(1) Firestorming, (2) Jools. Click on a username above to see all that persons registered catfish species. You can also view all "my cats" data for this species.
Breeding Reports	None.
Articles	- CotM 2000 February
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Last Update	2006 Dec 07 02:36 (species record created: 2001 Apr 29 00:00)

Cat-eLog Data Sheet

Scientific Name

Pseudohemiodon laticeps (Regan, 1904)

Common Name(s)

Giant Whiptail Catfish

Type Locality

Paraguay.

Pronunciation

seu doh hem ee oh don - lat ee seps

Etymology

Greek, pseudes = false + Greek, hemi = half + Greek, odous = teeth

Species Information

Size

300mm (11.8") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.

Identification

The most commonly available spade catfish.

Sexing

Unknown. Being a lip-brooder, differences in the formation of the suckermouth fringes may be observed.

Habitat Information

Distribution

South America: Uruguay, Paraná and Paraguay River basins.
La Plata, Paraná, Paraguay (click on these areas to find other species found there)
La Plata, Paraná (click on these areas to find other species found there)
La Plata, Uruguay (click on these areas to find other species found there)

(Click the map-icon to show/hide map of species distribution)

6.5 - 7.0

Temperature

22.0-28.0°C or 71.6-82.4°F (Show others within this range)

Other Parameters

Requires fastidiously maintained water quality.

Husbandry Information

Feeding

Algae wafers, sinking tablets, frozen bloodworm and frozen brineshrimp are all sought out.

Furniture

Large open expanses of sand are required, at least the length of the fish squared. Floating plants will help the fish settle but are not mandatory. Rooted plants will not stay that way for long however.

Compatibility

Peaceful and not territorial even among it's own kind.

Suggested Tankmates

Any non-bottom dwellers, this species needs its substrate. Larger established spade catfish will live happily in a South or Central American cichlid set-up.

Breeding

Has been spawned by German aquarists; no details currently available other than the species is a lip-brooder.

Further Information

References

Trans. Zool. Soc. Lond.v. 17 (pt 3, no. 1) - pp295 - Pl. 20 (fig. 1)

Registered Keepers

(1) Firestorming, (2) Jools.

Click on a username above to see all that persons registered catfish species. You can also view all "my cats" data for this species.

Breeding Reports

None.

Articles