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 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Isbrueckerichthys saxicola Jerep, Shibatta, Pereira, & Oyakawa, 2006 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Londrina, rio Tibagi basin, ribeirão Jacutinga, 23°14'30''S, 51°13'05''W, Paraná State, Brazil. |
| 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 or 3.5" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Ribeirão Jacutinga of rio Tibagi basin in Brazil. La Plata, Paraná, Paranapanema, Tibagi (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Critically Endangered, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2018. |
| 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. |
| Breeding | Unreported in the aquarium. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Zootaxa No. 1372, pp 55, Figs. 1 and 3. |
| Registered Keepers | There is but a single registered keeper, view all "my cats" data. |
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| Last Update | 2020 Oct 27 15:39 (species record created: 2011 Sep 21 08:58) |