/siluriformes/scoloplacidae/scoloplax/empousa/1.jpg "Scoloplax empousa")
 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Scoloplax empousa Schaefer, Weitzman & Britski, 1989 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Rio Ivinheima 70 kilometers upstream from its confluence with Rio Paraná, Mato Grosso State, Brazil, 22°35'S, 53°30'W. |
| Pronunciation | SKOW low plax - ehm pow sah |
| Etymology | Scoloplax: From the Greek skolos, meaning thorn and plax, meaning plate; in reference to the moveable dermal bone on top of snout (rostral plate) that is studded with large integumentary teeth. From the Greek empousa for hobgoblin or specter having various forms, in reference to the especially bizarre appearance of the species. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 20mm or 0.8" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | Species of the neotropical family Scoloplacidae are distinguished from other Siluriformes by the presence of a conspicuous shield-shaped rostral plate bearing numerous large and recurved odontodes. Scoloplacidae is a monogeneric family endemic to South America and known from the Amazon, Paraguay, and Parana basins. The worlds smallest known catfish are from this genus, the smallest is most likely S. dolicholophia. Scoloplax empousa is distinguished from all other Scoloplax by the combination: paired bilateral mental barbels, four dorsal-fin rays, five pectoral-fin rays, five pelvic fin rays, and six anal-fin rays. |
| Sexing | Larger male specimens with large, fleshy tissue at ventral opening. Females without tissue sack. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Amazon and Paraguay/Paraná River basins. Amazon (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, Paraná, Paraguay (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported in the aquarium. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 141, pp 194, Figs. 7, 8, 11. |
| Registered Keepers | There are 2 registered keepers, view all "my cats" data. |
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| Last Update | 2020 Sep 28 06:17 (species record created: 2006 Dec 24 11:47) |
