Planiloricaria cryptodon • Loricariidae • Cat-eLog

Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Planiloricaria cryptodon** (Isbrücker, 1971)
Common Name(s)	Spoon Face Whiptail
Type Locality	Río Ucayali, near Pucallpa, Peru.
Synonym(s)	Pseudohemiodon cryptodon
Pronunciation	PLAN ee lorry KAR ee ah - krip toe dawn
Etymology	(Latin)Planus=Flat + (Latin)lorica, loricare=cuirass of corslet of leather(a suit of armour made of leather).
Species Information
Size	215mm (8.5") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: Upper Amazon drainage, Ucayali, Purus, and Mamoré River basins. Amazon, Upper Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Upper Amazon, Marañón, Ucayali (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Purus (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Madeira, Mamoré (click on these areas to find other species found there) (Click the map-icon to show/hide map of species distribution)
pH	6.0 - 7.2
Temperature	22.0-28.0°C or 71.6-82.4°F (Show others within this range)
Other Parameters	dH 2-10.
Husbandry Information
Breeding	Unreported.
Further Information
References	Bonner Zool. Beitr.v. 21 (heft 3/4) (1970) - pp278 - Figs. 3-8
Registered Keepers	(1) amiidae, (2) Dave Rinaldo, (3) naturalart (k: 3), (4) Norman (k: 4), (5) African, (6) NielsV (p: 2, k: 4), (7) arapaimag (k: 2), (8) donpetty (k: 3), who also notes: "Ordered 3 fish from the supplier, however 2 of the first 3 were DOA, Seller sent an additional 2 fish and although they were sold as Pseudohemiodon lamina I now believe that they are actually Planiloricaria cryptodon. Fantastic fish that seem to crawl along the sand. have grown and are eager eaters of blackworms.", (9) Apostolis (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.
Breeding Reports	None.
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Last Update	2008 Mar 16 04:24 (species record created: 2001 Jun 03 00:00)

Cat-eLog Data Sheet

Scientific Name

Planiloricaria cryptodon (Isbrücker, 1971)

Common Name(s)

Spoon Face Whiptail

Type Locality

Río Ucayali, near Pucallpa, Peru.

Synonym(s)

Pseudohemiodon cryptodon

Pronunciation

PLAN ee lorry KAR ee ah - krip toe dawn

Etymology

(Latin)Planus=Flat + (Latin)lorica, loricare=cuirass of corslet of leather(a suit of armour made of leather).

Species Information

Size

215mm (8.5") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.

Habitat Information

Distribution

South America: Upper Amazon drainage, Ucayali, Purus, and Mamoré River basins.
Amazon, Upper Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Amazon, Upper Amazon, Marañón, Ucayali (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Purus (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Madeira, Mamoré (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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

6.0 - 7.2

Temperature

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

Other Parameters

dH 2-10.

Husbandry Information

Breeding

Unreported.

Further Information

References

Bonner Zool. Beitr.v. 21 (heft 3/4) (1970) - pp278 - Figs. 3-8

Registered Keepers

(1) amiidae, (2) Dave Rinaldo, (3) naturalart (k: 3), (4) Norman (k: 4), (5) African, (6) NielsV (p: 2, k: 4), (7) arapaimag (k: 2), (8) donpetty (k: 3), who also notes: "Ordered 3 fish from the supplier, however 2 of the first 3 were DOA, Seller sent an additional 2 fish and although they were sold as Pseudohemiodon lamina I now believe that they are actually Planiloricaria cryptodon. Fantastic fish that seem to crawl along the sand. have grown and are eager eaters of blackworms.", (9) Apostolis (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.

Breeding Reports

None.

Articles