Cat-eLog Right Loricariidae Right Hypoptopomatinae Right The genus Acestridium

Down Summary of acestridium
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.
Size Smallest 50mm, largest 67mm, average 61mm, most commonly 63mm. All SL.
Species There are 9 "species" in the database
Keepers 4 species (44%) are being kept by registered keepers
New spp. / time
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Distribution

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Down Most Kept Species
1.
Acestridium dichromumAcestridium dichromum
(76.47%)
2.
Acestridium discusAcestridium discus
(11.76%)
3.
Acestridium martiniAcestridium martini
(5.88%)
4.
Acestridium scutatumAcestridium scutatum
(5.88%)
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