Lithoxus planquettei • Loricariidae • Cat-eLog

Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Lithoxus planquettei** Boeseman, 1982
Common Name(s)	L044
Type Locality	Crique Boulenger, Comté system, French Guiana.
Pronunciation	lith OX uss
Species Information
Size	70mm (2.8") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification	Lithoxus is a genus of small, rheophilic loricariids that are externally characterized by a strongly dorsoventrally depressed body, a large round oral disk, and small tooth cups with few teeth. A fast water species with an interesting mouth adaptation which may have purpose in reproduction as well has eating and living life in strong currents.
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: Atlantic coastal drainages from Maroni to Kaw River basins. Guyana Waters, Coastal Rivers of Guyanas, French Guyana Coastal Rivers (click on these areas to find other species found there) (Click the map-icon to show/hide map of species distribution)
Husbandry Information
Feeding	Insectivore.
Furniture	Inhabits rocky streams with strong current in small river tributaries.
Breeding	Unreported.
Further Information
References	Proc. K. Ned. Akad. Wet. (Ser. C, Biol. Med. Sci.)v. 85 (no. 1) - pp53 - Pl. 4
Registered Keepers	None.
Breeding Reports	None.
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Last Update	2006 Aug 21 01:52 (species record created: 2005 Jun 06 00:00)

Cat-eLog Data Sheet

Scientific Name

Lithoxus planquettei Boeseman, 1982

Common Name(s)

L044

Type Locality

Crique Boulenger, Comté system, French Guiana.

Pronunciation

lith OX uss

Species Information

Size

70mm (2.8") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.

Identification

Lithoxus is a genus of small, rheophilic loricariids that are externally characterized by a strongly dorsoventrally depressed body, a large round oral disk, and small tooth cups with few teeth.

A fast water species with an interesting mouth adaptation which may have purpose in reproduction as well has eating and living life in strong currents.

Habitat Information

Distribution

South America: Atlantic coastal drainages from Maroni to Kaw River basins.
Guyana Waters, Coastal Rivers of Guyanas, French Guyana Coastal Rivers (click on these areas to find other species found there)