/siluriformes/callichthyidae/scleromystax/virgulatus/1.jpg "Scleromystax virgulatus")
 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Scleromystax virgulatus (Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1980) |
| Common Names | Blazed Cory Blisset Pansermalle (Denmark) |
| Type Locality | Córrego Chambado, Espírito Santo, Munic. de Linhares, Espírito State, Brazil. |
| Synonym(s) | Aspidoras virgulatus |
| Pronunciation | ss KLER oh muss tax |
| Etymology | Scleromystax: From the Greek sclero meaning hard and the Latin mystax meaning moustache. This specific epithet refers to its striped (virgulatus=striped) appearance. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 45mm or 1.8" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Coastal rivers in Espírito Santo, Brazil. Espirito Santo State Rivers (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Not Evaluated |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Feeding | Will readily accepted all prepared foods that reach the bottom of the aquarium such as tablets, granules and larger flakes. Live (or frozen) foods such as bloodworm, white worm, grindal worm (Enchytraeus), Daphnia and Tubifex are readily accepted and good for conditioning groups of fishes for spawning. User data. |
| Furniture | Ideally substrate should be sand, but rounded gravel is an imperfect alternative. Avoid keeping over rough edged (chipped) gravel, this will increase this risk of damage the fishes barbels when it tries to dig. Substrate should be bordered with driftwood and aquatic plants leaving an open area for them to search for food and swim. The shade provided by overhanging rock work, arching bogwood, tall or floating plants are all that is required to settle these fishes. |
| Compatibility | A peaceful, shoaling, community fish. |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Bulletin Zoölogisch Museum, Universiteit van Amsterdam v. 7 (no. 13), pp 133, Figs. 1-2. |
| Registered Keepers | There is but a single registered keeper, view all "my cats" data. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 3 records of this fish being seen, view them all. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.1.312.1889 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 02 01:41 (species record created: 2006 Jul 20 00:00) |
